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Weiss explores the dynamic relation of specific local, regional, and global understandings of value as manifested in the coffee of rural Haya communities. His investigation offers critical insight into the significance of colonial and postcolonial encounters in this region of Africa.
Table of Contents
CONTENTSCONTENTSContents Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. The Sacred Life of Plants: Placing Royal Growth 15 2. Coffee, Cowries, and Currencies: Transforming Material Wealth 47 3. A Religion of the Rupee: Imagining the Coffee Market 78 4. Wood, Land, and Water: A Colonial Arboretum 107 5. "A Wild Orchard Crop": Contentions in Agricultural Innovation 141 6. Extraordinary Measures: The Techniques of Modernity 162 Bibliography 191 Index 199
Product details
| Published | Jun 17 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 216 |
| ISBN | 9780325070957 |
| Imprint | Greenwood |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | Social History of Africa |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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