Roads through Mwinilunga : : a history of social change in northwest Zambia / / by Iva Peša.

Roads through Mwinilunga provides a historical appraisal of social change in Northwest Zambia from 1750 until the present. By looking at agricultural production, mobility, consumption, and settlement patterns, existing explanations of social change are reassessed. Using a wide range of archival and...

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Superior document:Supplements to the Textual History of the Bible; volume3
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Supplements to the Textual History of the Bible; volume3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (443 pages).
Notes:Includes index.
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Other title:Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Paths to the Past: Continuity and Change in Mwinilunga, c. 1750s–1970s -- Production: Crops, Meat, and Markets -- Mobility -- Consumption: Goods, Wealth, and Meaning -- Settlements and Social Change: Continuity and Change in Village Life -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Sources -- Index.
Summary:Roads through Mwinilunga provides a historical appraisal of social change in Northwest Zambia from 1750 until the present. By looking at agricultural production, mobility, consumption, and settlement patterns, existing explanations of social change are reassessed. Using a wide range of archival and oral history sources, Iva Peša shows the relevance of Mwinilunga to broader processes of colonialism, capitalism, and globalisation. Through a focus on daily life, this book complicates transitions from subsistence to market production and dichotomies between tradition and modernity. Roads through Mwinilunga is a crucial addition to debates on historical and social change in Central Africa.
ISBN:9789004408968
9789004407909
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Iva Peša.