Studies in Rural Capitalism in West Africa (African Studies, Series Number 2) - Hardcover

Hill, Polly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521076226 ISBN 13: 9780521076227

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1970

Synopsis

Originally published in 1970, this is a collection of studies of indigenous economies in Ghana and Nigeria by an author with an unusual interdisciplinary approach. In the opening section it is contended that most economists interested in underdeveloped countries have neglected the detailed study of economic organization and mechanism in the field, especially in rural areas, and that, as a result, there has been little testing of many conventional implicit assumptions that happen to be invalid. The subsequent chapters of the book are both a vigorous corrective to socio-economic generalisations based on too little data and a demonstration of the possibilities of a research method that owes more to the example of social anthropologists than to that of economists. The sophistication of the picture of certain sectors of rural life that emerges from the whole book will surprise many readers.

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Book Description:

Originally published in 1970, this is a collection of studies of indigenous economies in Ghana and Nigeria by an author with an unusual interdisciplinary approach. The sophistication of the picture of certain sectors of rural life that emerges from the whole book will surprise many readers.

About the Author:

Julia Butterfly Hill, twenty-six, is a writer, a poet, and an activist. She helped found the Circle of Life Foundation to promote the sustainability, restoration, and preservation of life. The foundation is sponsored by the nonprofit Trees Foundation, which works toward the conservation and preservation of forest ecosystems. Hill has been the recipient of many honors and awards, and is a frequent speaker for environmental conferences around the world.

David Anderson is the Paul G. Blazer Associate Professor of Economics at Centre College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and Masters and Doctoral degrees from Duke University. Dr. Anderson has published research in the areas of classroom technology, active learning, and teacher evaluation, among topics from childbirth to social insurance. He has received a National Endowment for the Humanities distinguished professorship, and grants for economic education projects from the 3M Foundation and the Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Carolyn Brown is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than sixty books published. She writes bestselling single title cowboy and country music mass market romances, as well as women's fiction. Born in Texas and raised in southern Oklahoma, Carolyn and her husband now make their home in the town of Davis, Oklahoma.

Christopher Clapham was until 1993 Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Aberdeen and has also taught at universities in Nigeria, Lesotho, and Malawi. He is the author of Introduction to Abstract Algebra and Introduction to Mathematical Analysis. He lives in Exeter. James Nicholson has
taught at Harrow School and was Head of Mathematics at Belfast Royal Academy. He is involved with many mathematical and statistical professional associations and has a particular interest in education. He has had seven articles published, and currently holds a bursary from the Teaching Statistics
Trust to support a classroom-based research project. He is the co-author of Statistics GCSE for AQA (OUP, 2001).
Michael Gomez is professor of history and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University. He is the author of "Exchanging Our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South".

David Robinson and Mary Ann DiSpirito have carefully selected over 200 images, most of which are previously unpublished, that illustrate the many changes that Burlington has endured since the 1860s. Included in Burlington Volume II are images of the city that date prior to the 1860s, when our ancestors depended on sketches and engravings to preserve memories. DiSpirito is the author of several short stories and numerous magazine articles in regional and national publications, while Robinson has
written several books and many magazine articles. The combination of fascinating images and informative captions will make Burlington Volume II a treasured addition to the personal libraries of residents and visitors for years to come.

Patrick Manning is Professor of History and African-American Studies at Northeastern University, where he directs the World History Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0521076226
• ISBN 13: 9780521076227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 198