The Social Lives of Land

From the shaping of new homelands in the Cherokee Nation to the export of sand from Cambodia to shore up urban expansion in Singapore, The Social Lives of Land reveals the dynamics of contemporary social and political change.The editors of this volume bring together contributions from across multiple disciplines and geographic locations. The contributions showcase novel theoretical and empirical insights, analyzing how people are living on, with, and from their land. From Mozambique to India, Indonesia, Ecuador, and the colonial United States, the scholars in this collection uncover histories and retell stories with a focus on the lived experiences of rural and urban land dispossession and repossession.Contributors: Kati Alvarez, Clint Carroll, Flora Lu, Richard Mbunda, Gregg Mitman, Paul Nadasdy, Robert Nichols, Andrew Ofstehage, Laura Schoenberger, Kirsteen Shields, Emmanuel Sulle, Erik Swyngedouw, Gabriela Valdivia, Katherine Verdery, Callum Ward, Ciara Wirth, Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo

Product details

• Authors: Michael Peluso Goldman, Michael R. (EDT)/ Peluso Goldman
• Assisted by: Michael Goldman (Editor), Nancy Lee Peluso (Editor), Wendy Wolford (Editor)
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2024
• EAN: 9781501771248
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-7124-8
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 228 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Cornell Series on Land: New Perspectives on Territory, Development, and Environment
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs