Kenyan khat : : the social life of a stimulant / / by Neil C.M. Carrier.
This book provides a richly detailed ethnography of Kenyan khat, tracing some of the many national and transnational trajectories this controversial stimulant takes from its centre of production in the Nyambene Hills to consumers in Kenya and throughout the world. The author, guided by his friend an...
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Carrier, Neil C. M. Kenyan khat : the social life of a stimulant / by Neil C.M. Carrier. 1st ed. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. 1 online resource (304 p.) text txt computer c online resource cr African social studies series, 1568-1203 ; v. 15 Description based upon print version of record. English Preliminary Materials / N Carrier -- Introduction / N Carrier -- Chapter One. Cultivating Miraa In The Nyambene Hills / N Carrier -- Chapter Two. From Mutuati To Manchester: Miraa’s Trajectories / N Carrier -- Chapter Three. Transporting Miraa / N Carrier -- Chapter Four. Bargaining Over Bundles / N Carrier -- Chapter Five. Trust, Suspicion And Conflict In Miraa Trade Relations / N Carrier -- Chapter Six. Chewing / N Carrier -- Chapter Seven. Miraa And The War On Drugs / N Carrier -- Conclusion / N Carrier -- Glossary / N Carrier -- Bibliography / N Carrier -- Index / N Carrier. This book provides a richly detailed ethnography of Kenyan khat, tracing some of the many national and transnational trajectories this controversial stimulant takes from its centre of production in the Nyambene Hills to consumers in Kenya and throughout the world. The author, guided by his friend and khat connoisseur M'Mucheke, draws out the full economic, social and cultural significance of the substance, situating this significance within current debates on the legality of khat and the global rhetoric of the 'war on drugs'. The work explores how networks of Kenyan khat bring people of diverse backgrounds together in sometimes uneasy relationships, and highlights the vast cluster of meanings this remarkable commodity has accrued in its 'social life'. Includes bibliographical references (p. [261] - 266) and index. Khat. Khat Kenya. Drug traffic Kenya. Drug control. 90-04-15659-3 African social studies series ; v. 15. |
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Preliminary Materials / Introduction / Chapter One. Cultivating Miraa In The Nyambene Hills / Chapter Two. From Mutuati To Manchester: Miraa’s Trajectories / Chapter Three. Transporting Miraa / Chapter Four. Bargaining Over Bundles / Chapter Five. Trust, Suspicion And Conflict In Miraa Trade Relations / Chapter Six. Chewing / Chapter Seven. Miraa And The War On Drugs / Conclusion / Glossary / Bibliography / Index / |
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