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Remaking Mutirikwi: Landscape, Water and Belonging in Southern Zimbabwe
Professor Joost Fontein
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Description for Remaking Mutirikwi: Landscape, Water and Belonging in Southern Zimbabwe
Hardback. A detailed ethnographic and historical study of the implications of fast-track land reform in Zimbabwe from the perspective of those involved in land occupations around Lake Mutirikwi, from the colonial period to the present day. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 365 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JHMC; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
Finalist for the African Studies Association 2016 Melville J. Herskovits Award A detailed ethnographic and historical study of the implications of fast-track land reform in Zimbabwe from the perspective of those involvedin land occupations around Lake Mutirikwi, from the colonial period to the present day. The Mutirikwi river was dammed in the early 1960s to make Zimbabwe's second largest lake. This was a key moment in the Europeanisation of Mutirikwi's landscapes, which had begun with colonial land appropriations in the 1890s. ButAfrican landscapes were not obliterated by the dam. They remained active and affective. At ... Read more
Finalist for the African Studies Association 2016 Melville J. Herskovits Award A detailed ethnographic and historical study of the implications of fast-track land reform in Zimbabwe from the perspective of those involvedin land occupations around Lake Mutirikwi, from the colonial period to the present day. The Mutirikwi river was dammed in the early 1960s to make Zimbabwe's second largest lake. This was a key moment in the Europeanisation of Mutirikwi's landscapes, which had begun with colonial land appropriations in the 1890s. ButAfrican landscapes were not obliterated by the dam. They remained active and affective. At ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
Number of Pages
365
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847011121
SKU
V9781847011121
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Ref
99-50
About Professor Joost Fontein
Joost Fontein is Professor of Anthropology, University of Johannesburg. He was previously Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa and Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. His books include Remaking Mutirikwi: Landscape, Water and Belonging (James Currey, 2015), shortlisted for the African Studies Association 2016 Herskovits Prize.
Reviews for Remaking Mutirikwi: Landscape, Water and Belonging in Southern Zimbabwe
Essential reading.
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
An enriching book that cuts across a number of disciplines.
JADAVPUR JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Packed with fascinating stories and important data...chapters deal with spirit control of landscapes, and the intersection of the material and spirit world in negotiating use and creating belonging; the contested relationship between wildlife ... Read more
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
An enriching book that cuts across a number of disciplines.
JADAVPUR JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Packed with fascinating stories and important data...chapters deal with spirit control of landscapes, and the intersection of the material and spirit world in negotiating use and creating belonging; the contested relationship between wildlife ... Read more