| Nachituti's Gift: Economy, Society, and Environment in Central Africa Contributor(s): Gordon, David M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299213641 ISBN-13: 9780299213640 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: "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 transformations, an insightful exercise in environmental history, and a revealing study of comparative politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 968.94 |
| LCCN: 2005008261 |
| Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.1" W x 8.94" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
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