Roads through Mwinilunga : a history of social change in northwest Zambia / by Iva Peša.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peša, Iva, author.

Series:

Supplements to the Textual History of the Bible; volume3.

Supplements to the Textual History of the Bible; volume3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Zambia--Mwinilunga District.

Social change.

Mwinilunga District (Zambia)--Social conditions.

Mwinilunga District (Zambia).

Mwinilunga District (Zambia)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

Roads through Mwinilunga provides a historical appraisal of social change in Northwest Zambia from 1750 until the present. By looking at agricultural production, mobility, consumption, and settlement patterns, existing explanations of social change are reassessed. Using a wide range of archival and oral history sources, Iva Peša shows the relevance of Mwinilunga to broader processes of colonialism, capitalism, and globalisation. Through a focus on daily life, this book complicates transitions from subsistence to market production and dichotomies between tradition and modernity. Roads through Mwinilunga is a crucial addition to debates on historical and social change in Central Africa.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Illustrations

Introduction

Paths to the Past: Continuity and Change in Mwinilunga, c. 1750s–1970s

Production: Crops, Meat, and Markets

Mobility

Consumption: Goods, Wealth, and Meaning

Settlements and Social Change: Continuity and Change in Village Life

Conclusion

Back Matter

Sources

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9789004408968

OCLC:

1110656077

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004408968 DOI