Lands of the future: anthropological perspectives on pastoralism, land deals and tropes of modernity in eastern Africa

"Rangeland, forests and riverine landscapes of pastoral communities in Eastern Africa are increasingly under threat. Abetted by states who think that outsiders can better use the lands than the people who have lived there for centuries, outside commercial interests have displaced indigenous dwe...

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Weitere Verfasser: Gabbert, Echi Christina 1968- (HerausgeberIn), Erda, Fana Gebresenbet 1983- (HerausgeberIn), Galaty, John G. 1945- (HerausgeberIn), Schlee, Günther 1951- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books 2021
Schriftenreihe:Integration and conflict studies volume 23
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Zusammenfassung:"Rangeland, forests and riverine landscapes of pastoral communities in Eastern Africa are increasingly under threat. Abetted by states who think that outsiders can better use the lands than the people who have lived there for centuries, outside commercial interests have displaced indigenous dwellers from pastoral territories. This volume presents case studies from Eastern Africa, based on long-term field research, that vividly illustrate the struggles and strategies of those who face dispossession and also discredit ideological false modernist tropes like 'backwardness' and 'primitiveness'"--
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ISBN:9781789209914

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