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Nachituti's gift : economy, society, and environment in central Africa / David M. Gordon.
Penn Museum Library DT3140.L837 G67 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gordon, David M., 1970-
- Series:
- Africa and the diaspora
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bemba (African people)--Economic conditions.
- Bemba (African people).
- Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)--Social life and customs.
- Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo).
- Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)--Economic conditions.
- Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)--Environmental conditions.
- Fisheries--Economic aspects--Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo).
- Fisheries.
- Fisheries--Economic aspects.
- Fish trade--Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo).
- Fish trade.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Tenure, Wealth, and Environment 3
- Part 1 Stories of Conquest
- 1 Nachituti's Gift: The Kazembe Kingdom and Owners of the Land 27
- 2 The Colonial Net: Chiefs on a Colonial Border 62
- 3 The Meanings of Wealth: People and Things 86
- Part 2 The Fishery
- 4 Mpumbu: Colonialism and Conservation 115
- 5 Pale: States and Patrons 141
- 6 Chisense: Wealth and Family 170
- Conclusion: Tragic Assumptions 199.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0299213609
- 0299213641
- OCLC:
- 58829892
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