Nachituti's gift : economy, society, and environment in central Africa / / David M. Gordon
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| Autore: |
Gordon David M. <1970->
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| Titolo: |
Nachituti's gift : economy, society, and environment in central Africa / / David M. Gordon
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 968.94 |
| Soggetto topico: | Fisheries - Economic aspects - Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) |
| Fish trade - Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) | |
| Bemba (African people) - Economic conditions | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) Social life and customs |
| Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) Economic conditions | |
| Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) Environmental conditions | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Translation and Orthography -- Introduction: Tenure, Wealth, and Environment -- Part 1: Stories of conquest -- 1 Nachituti's Gift: The Kazembe Kingdom and Owners of the Land -- 2 The Colonial Net: Chiefs on a Colonial Border -- 3 The Meanings of Wealth: People and Things -- Part 2: The Fishery -- 4 Mpumbu: Colonialism and Conservation -- 5 Pale: States and Patrons -- 6 Chisense: Wealth and Family -- Conclusion: Tragic Assumptions -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Nachituti's gift |
| ISBN: | 1-282-26998-4 |
| 9786612269981 | |
| 0-299-21363-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824427603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Africa and the diaspora.