Fenda Akiwumi

Culture and Conflicts in Sierra Leone Mining

Strangers, Aliens, Spirits

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that mining area conflicts of Sub-Saharan African countries, like Sierra Leone, and their impacts on mineral development and policy stem from cultural differences in land governance.

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Produktdetails

• Anthem Advances in African Cultural Studies
• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781839988097
• ISBN-10: 1839988096
• Artikelnr.: 65831962

Autorenporträt

Fenda A. Akiwumi is an environmental and social geographer whose research is at the intersection of the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, with an applied, policy, and community-engaged focus. Using an interdisciplinary, holistic approach, she interrogates the relationship between resource conflicts, cultural heritage, and sustainable mining development in Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1.Introduction: Culture in Commodity Chains
2.Sierra Leone's Global Incorporation Through Mining
3.Cultural Difference: Policy and Legislative Dilemmas
4.Sacred Places: Local Ontology Meets Global Capital
5.Strangers, Environment, and Livelihoods
6.Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Mining
7.Between a Rock and a Hard Place
8.Conclusion
References
Index