Nachituti s Gift Economy Society and Environment in Central Africa Africa and the Diaspora 1st Edition by David Gordon ISBN 0274725452 978-0299213640
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ISBN 10: 0274725452
ISBN 13: 978-0299213640
Author: David M. Gordon
Nachitutis 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 Nachitutis 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, Gordons 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.
Table of contents:
PART 1: STORIES OF CONQUEST
I 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
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