Nachituti's Gift: Economy, Society, and Environment in Central Africa
Nachituti's Gift challenges conventional theories of economic development with a compelling comparative case study of inland fisheries in Zambia and Congo from pre- to postcolonial times. Neoclassical development models conjure a simple, abstract progression from wealth held in people to money or commodities; instead, Gordon argues, primary social networks and oral charters like Nachituti's Gift remained decisive long after the rise of intensive trade and market activities. Interweaving oral traditions, songs, and interviews as well as extensive archival research, Gordon's lively tale is at once a subtle analysis of economic and social transf…
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- ISBN: 978-0-299-21364-0
- EAN: 9780299213640
- Produktnummer: 1420162
- Verlag: Univ Of Wisconsin Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H22.7 cm x B15.5 cm x D1.8 cm 431 g
- Gewicht: 431
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