Lands of the Future Anthropological Perspectives on Pastoralism, Land Deals and Tropes of Modernity in Eastern Africa

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Synopsis

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’.

Book details

Series:
Integration and Conflict Studies (Book 23)
Author:
Echi Christina Gabbert, Fana Gebresenbet, John G. Galaty, Günther Schlee
ISBN:
9781789209914
Related ISBNs:
9781789209907
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-05-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2021
Copyright by:
Echi Christina Gabbert, Fana Gebresenbet, John G. Galaty and Günther Schlee 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies