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1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Africa and the diaspora
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Africa and the diaspora.
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| 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.--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : tenure, wealth, and environment -- I: 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 -- II: The fishery -- 4. Mpumbu : colonialism and conversation -- 5. Pale : states and patrons -- 6. Chisense : wealth and family -- Conclusion : tragic assumptions. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) -- Social life and customs.
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Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) -- Economic conditions.
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Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo) -- Environmental conditions.
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Fisheries -- Economic aspects -- Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)
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Fisheries -- Economic aspects. |
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Fish trade -- Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)
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Fish trade. |
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Bemba (African people) -- Economic conditions.
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Bemba (African people) -- Economic conditions. |
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Bemba (African people) |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gordon, David M., 1970- Nachituti's gift. Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2006 0299213609 (DLC) 2005008261 (OCoLC)58829892 |
| ISBN |
0299213633 (electronic book) |
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9780299213633 (electronic book) |
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0299213609 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780299213602 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0299213641 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780299213640 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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