Women, mobility and rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe : : experiences of fast track land reform / / Patience Mutopo.

• Superior document: Afrika-Studiecentrum Series, Volume 32
• VerfasserIn: Mutopo, Patience,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; Volume 32.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is based on iterative multi-sited ethnography at Merrivale farm, Tavaka village, and various sites in South Africa. The author reveals how the dynamics generated by fast-track potentially offer new development opportunities – specifically for women. The findings challenge existing expert notions and opinions about women’s rural land use, livelihoods, and rural development. The book examines how negotiations and bargaining by women with family, state, and traditional actors have proved useful in accessing land in Mwenezi district, Zimbabwe. The hidden, complex, and innovative ways adopted by women to access land and shape livelihoods based on transitory mobility are examined. The role of collective action, conflicts, conflict resolution, and women’s agency in overcoming the challenges associated with trading in South Africa are examined within the ambit of the sustainable livelihoods framework, a gendered approach to land reform and social networks analysis.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Setting the Research Agenda and the Conceptual Framework -- Methodology -- Description of the Study Area -- The Early Beginnings of Merrivale Farm -- Merrivale Farm during and after Fast-Track Land Reform, 2000-2010 -- Access to Land and the Shaping of Livelihoods at Tavaka Village, Merrivale -- Life Beyond Merrivale Farm: Preparation for and Trading in South Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.