03378nam 22006974a 450 991045382610332120200520144314.01-281-92106-8978661192106490-474-1914-610.1163/ej.9789004156593.i-288(CKB)1000000000551502(EBL)467985(OCoLC)505097873(SSID)ssj0000187094(PQKBManifestationID)11170650(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187094(PQKBWorkID)10252974(PQKB)10458000(MiAaPQ)EBC467985(OCoLC)77520450(nllekb)BRILL9789047419143(PPN)17075507X(Au-PeEL)EBL467985(CaPaEBR)ebr10270807(CaONFJC)MIL192106(EXLCZ)99100000000055150220061215d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKenyan khat[electronic resource] the social life of a stimulant /by Neil C.M. CarrierLeiden ;Boston Brill20071 online resource (304 p.)African social studies series,1568-1203 ;v. 15Description based upon print version of record.90-04-15659-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261] - 266) and index.Preliminary Materials /N Carrier -- Introduction /N Carrier -- Chapter One. Cultivating Miraa In The Nyambene Hills /N Carrier -- Chapter Two. From Mutuati To Manchester: Miraa’s Trajectories /N Carrier -- Chapter Three. Transporting Miraa /N Carrier -- Chapter Four. Bargaining Over Bundles /N Carrier -- Chapter Five. Trust, Suspicion And Conflict In Miraa Trade Relations /N Carrier -- Chapter Six. Chewing /N Carrier -- Chapter Seven. Miraa And The War On Drugs /N Carrier -- Conclusion /N Carrier -- Glossary /N Carrier -- Bibliography /N Carrier -- Index /N Carrier.This book provides a richly detailed ethnography of Kenyan khat, tracing some of the many national and transnational trajectories this controversial stimulant takes from its centre of production in the Nyambene Hills to consumers in Kenya and throughout the world. The author, guided by his friend and khat connoisseur M'Mucheke, draws out the full economic, social and cultural significance of the substance, situating this significance within current debates on the legality of khat and the global rhetoric of the 'war on drugs'. The work explores how networks of Kenyan khat bring people of diverse backgrounds together in sometimes uneasy relationships, and highlights the vast cluster of meanings this remarkable commodity has accrued in its 'social life'.African social studies series ;v. 15.KhatKhatKenyaDrug trafficKenyaDrug controlElectronic books.Khat.KhatDrug trafficDrug control.362.29/9Carrier Neil C. M916119MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453826103321Kenyan khat2053936UNINA