In Botswana's struggle to access international economies, few resources are as fundamental and fraught as control over land. Land, Power, and the Global considers the ways in which power in all its formsâ local, international, legal, familialâ affects the collision of global with local concerns over access to land and control over its use.
In Botswana's struggle to access international economies, few resources are as fundamental and fraught as control over land. Land, Power, and the Global considers the ways in which power in all its formsâ local, international, legal, familialâ affects the collision of global with local concerns over access to land and control over its use.
Anne M. O. Griffiths before retirement held the personal chair in Anthropology of Law at the School of Law, Edinburgh University. Her research focuses on anthropology of law, comparative and family law, African law, gender, culture and rights. She is the author of In the Shadow of Marriage: Gender and Justice in an African Community.
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Preface Introduction Section I: Historical Dimensions of Land in Botswana: Contemporary Entanglements 1. The International Landscape and its Influence on Land in Botswana 2. Reframing the Governance of Land 3. Institutional Frameworks and Governance Section II: The Bottom Up Impact of Land on Diverging Family Lifeworlds and Gender Relations 4. Families, Networks and Status 5. Transformations on the Ground Section III: Law and Space: Negotiating Legal Plurality in Botswana 6. Negotiating Conflict: The Handling of Disputes in the Land Tribunal 7. Constructing Legality in the High Court and Court of Appeal Final Reflections Appendix Bibliography Index
Preface Introduction Section I: Historical Dimensions of Land in Botswana: Contemporary Entanglements 1. The International Landscape and its Influence on Land in Botswana 2. Reframing the Governance of Land 3. Institutional Frameworks and Governance Section II: The Bottom Up Impact of Land on Diverging Family Lifeworlds and Gender Relations 4. Families, Networks and Status 5. Transformations on the Ground Section III: Law and Space: Negotiating Legal Plurality in Botswana 6. Negotiating Conflict: The Handling of Disputes in the Land Tribunal 7. Constructing Legality in the High Court and Court of Appeal Final Reflections Appendix Bibliography Index
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