Land, Labour and Entrustment: West African Female Farmers and the Politics of Difference

By using the analytical lens of cultural economy, Kea is able to present a multi-faceted study on how contractual arrangements between female hosts and migrants affects local agrarian practices and social organization. In doing so, Kea effectively demonstrates the importance of including women in th...

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Published inInternational journal of African historical studies Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 155 - 157
Main Author Arrington, Andrea
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Boston University 01.01.2013
Subjects
Africa
Agriculture
Cultural differences
Difference
Ethnography
Farmers
Females
Gender roles
Labour
Land
Migrants
Politics
Gambia
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Summary:By using the analytical lens of cultural economy, Kea is able to present a multi-faceted study on how contractual arrangements between female hosts and migrants affects local agrarian practices and social organization. In doing so, Kea effectively demonstrates the importance of including women in the existing literature on land-labor exchanges and breaks down the typical presentation of African women farmers as a homogenous group without rights to land and with little agency in how they perform their agrarian activities.
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ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016