ISBN:
90-04-14817-5
,
978-90-04-14817-8
ISSN:
1568-1203
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 272 Seiten
,
Karten
Series Statement:
African Social Studies Series 9
Keywords:
Westafrika Grundeigentum
;
Landrecht
;
Landnahme
;
Sozio-ökonomischer Aspekt
;
Politik
;
Ressource
;
Tagungsbericht
Abstract:
Recognizing that land rights are ambiguous, negotiable and politically embedded, these case studies explore the long-term processes and recent changes in contemporary rural West Africa affecting the conversion of control over land into social and political capital and vice versa. They point to the colonial origins of what came to be viewed as `customary` tenure and to the legal pluralism characterizing pre-colonial tenure arrangements. Furthermore, they show the spiritual and ritual importance of land that can be converted into political power and economic prerogatives, a dimension neglected by much of the recent literature. Analyses cover forest and savannah, state and segmentary societies, facilitating comparison and insights across the Anglo-Francophone divide. (Umschlagtext)
Note:
"Conference, held in October 2002 at the University of Frankfurt on Main [...] selection of revised conference papers" (Preface)Enthält eine Einführung und 10 Beiträge
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