Rural Society and Cotton in Colonial Zaire |
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| Author:
| Likaka, Osumaka |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-15334-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on the years 1917 to 1960, this work examines the complex and lasting effects of forced cotton cultivation in central Africa. Local plots gave way to commercial fields, creating social, environmental and economic change.
Focusing on the years 1917 to 1960, this work examines the complex and lasting effects of forced cotton cultivation in central Africa. Local plots gave way to commercial fields, creating social, environmental and economic change.