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19 produkter
Economic and Political Reform in Africa
Anthropological Perspectives
Inbunden, 2013
845 kr
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What are the local effects of major economic and political reforms in Africa? How have globalized pro-market and pro-democracy reforms impacted local economics and communities? Examining case studies from The Gambia, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, Peter D. Little shows how rural …
Economic and Political Reform in Africa
Anthropological Perspectives
Häftad, 2013
272 kr
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What are the local effects of major economic and political reforms in Africa? How have globalized pro-market and pro-democracy reforms impacted local economics and communities? Examining case studies from The Gambia, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, Peter D. Little shows how rural …
Somalia
Economy Without State
Häftad, 2003
254 kr
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In the wake of the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, a "second" or "informal" economy based on trans-border trade and smuggling is thriving. While focusing primarily on pastoral and agricultural markets, Peter D. Little demonstrates that the Somalis are resilient and opportunistic and that …
Living Under Contract
Contract Farming and Agrarian Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Av Peter D. Little, Peter D. Little m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
304 kr
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Wracked by poverty, famine, and drought, Africa is typically represented as agriculturally stagnant, backward, and crisis-prone. This text, however, highlights the changing character of sub-Saharan agrarian systems by focusing on contract farming. A relatively new and increasingly widespread way of …
Lands at Risk in the Third World: Local-Level Perspectives
Local-level Perspectives
Inbunden, 2019
2506 kr
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This book presents important case studies highlighting social, economic, political, and biological dimensions of environmental degradation in the Third World. Focusing on areas identified as experiencing or at risk for deterioration, the studies are drawn from nearly every continent and cover most …
Lands at Risk in the Third World: Local-Level Perspectives
Local-level Perspectives
Häftad, 2020
692 kr
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This book presents case studies highlighting social, economic, political, and biological dimensions of environmental degradation in the Third World. It uses local data to examine, test, and refine larger explanatory models and theories. .
Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy
Livelihoods in Pastoralist Communities
Av John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
2515 kr
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Pastoralists’ role in contemporary Africa typically goes underappreciated and misunderstood by development agencies, external observers, and policymakers. Yet, arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), which are used predominantly for extensive livestock grazing, comprise nearly half of the continent’s land …
Lands At Risk In The Third World
Local-level Perspectives
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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This book presents case studies highlighting social, economic, political, and biological dimensions of environmental degradation in the Third World. It uses local data to examine, test, and refine larger explanatory models and theories. .
Lands At Risk In The Third World
Local-level Perspectives
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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This book presents case studies highlighting social, economic, political, and biological dimensions of environmental degradation in the Third World. It uses local data to examine, test, and refine larger explanatory models and theories. .
The Elusive Granary
Herder, Farmer, and State in Northern Kenya
Häftad, 2009
553 kr
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First published in 1992, this book examines the social and political dimensions of Africa's food and environmental crises. Written by an anthropologist, it focuses on the changes and the problems faced during the last century by one particular ethnic group, the Il Chamus of Kenya and traces the …
Commodities and Globalization
Anthropological Perspectives
Av Angelique Haugerud, Priscilla M. Stone m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
443 kr
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TodayOs growing fascination with flows of people, commodities, technology, capital, images and ideas across national and other boundaries poses fresh theoretical and methodological challenges to anthropology. Commodities offer a particularly useful window on globalization because they, unlike …
Somalia
Economy without State
Häftad, 2003
343 kr
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Amaury Talbot Prize WinnerShows that Somalia is an extreme case of an economy without a government.Does statelessness necessarily mean anarchy and disorder?Clan elders, religious leaders and businessmen have worked together to provide stability and security in large parts of Somalia. Urban centres …
Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy
Livelihoods in Pastoralist Communities
Av John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
1004 kr
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Pastoralists’ role in contemporary Africa typically goes underappreciated and misunderstood by development agencies, external observers, and policymakers. Yet, arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), which are used predominantly for extensive livestock grazing, comprise nearly half of the continent’s land …
Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy
Livelihoods in Pastoralist Communities
Av John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
1004 kr
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Pastoralists’ role in contemporary Africa typically goes underappreciated and misunderstood by development agencies, external observers, and policymakers. Yet, arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), which are used predominantly for extensive livestock grazing, comprise nearly half of the continent’s land …
Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy
Livelihoods in Pastoralist Communities
Av John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
853 kr
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Pastoralists’ role in contemporary Africa typically goes underappreciated and misunderstood by development agencies, external observers, and policymakers. Yet, arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), which are used predominantly for extensive livestock grazing, comprise nearly half of the continent’s land …
Advanced Introduction to Economic Anthropology
Inbunden, 2023
1663 kr
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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues …
Advanced Introduction to Economic Anthropology
E-bok, 2023
287 kr
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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues …
Advanced Introduction to Economic Anthropology
Häftad, 2023
308 kr
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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues …
Reconsidering Resilience in African Pastoralism
Towards a Relational and Contextual Approach
Av Shinya Konaka, Peter D. Little m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
790 kr
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