Ethnic Identity and Development: Khat and Social Change in Africa

Beckerleg, S.

ISBN 10: 0230623107 / ISBN 13: 9780230623101

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

About this Item

This book presents data on Ugandan khat within the context of international debates on the drug, and the proposed ban in 2009. By telling of the story of khat, the book will serve as a vehicle for the analysis of social change, development priorities and shifting ethnic identities in Uganda over the last 80 years. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLW; JFFH1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352. . 2010. 2010th Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ethnic Identity and Development: Khat and Social Change in Africa
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230623107
• ISBN 13: 9780230623101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This book presents data on Ugandan khat within the context of international debates on the drug, and the proposed ban in 2009. By telling of the story of khat, the book will serve as a vehicle for the analysis of social change, development priorities and shifting ethnic identities in Uganda over the last 80 years.

About the Author

SUSAN BECKERLEG is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, UK and is also affiliated to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.