Land, Mobility, and Belonging in West Africa

by Carola Lentz

Book Overview

Focusing on an area of the savannah in northern Ghana and southwestern Burkina Faso, Land, Mobility, and Belonging in West Africa explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated access to land and how they have organized their communities despite being constantly on the move as farmers or migrant laborers. Carola Lentz seeks to understand how those who claim native status hold sway over others who are perceived to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025300957X
• ISBN13: 9780253009579
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher