Urban Dreams

“Roth was not the first social scientist to look at marriage and gender relations in an urban West African setting, of course. But she laid the groundwork for further research to be conducted on marriage in Burkina Faso, and particularly on intergenerational relationships. This is what gives Roth's work particular strength and depth, and makes Urban Dreams a very readable and not-to-be-missed contribution to scholarship on social relations in West Africa.”• Africa Spectrum

“This is a very timely project and an excellent way to bring out the larger contribution of Claudia Roth to Africanist anthropology. Roth’s work is of very high quality and extremely original, especially regarding her focus on intergenerational relations, gender dynamics within the household, matters of love and marriage, and the problems of urban life with little income or job security.”• Mahir Saul, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Claudia Roth conveys a vivid image of the often separate, complementary, and at times conflictive worlds of men and women, parents and children, and siblings. The reader gets a feeling for the effects of economic and social transformations on individuals.”• Katja Werthmann, University of Leipzig

“Urban Dreams is a wonderful contribution to the understanding of contemporary social change, both in Burkina Faso and more generally.”• Yacouba Banhoro, University of Ouagadougou