The Contested Lands of Laikipia

The Contested Lands of Laikipia
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Publisher : African Social Studies
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9004435190
ISBN-13 : 9789004435193
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Book Synopsis The Contested Lands of Laikipia by : Marie Ladekjær Gravesen

Download or read book The Contested Lands of Laikipia written by Marie Ladekjær Gravesen and published by African Social Studies. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pastoralists, ranchers of European descent, conservationists, smallholders, and land investors with political influence converge on the Laikipia plateau in Kenya. Land is claimed by all - the tactics differ. Private property rights are presented, histories of presence are told, charges of immorality are applied, fences are electrified and some resort to violence. The region, marked by enclosures, is left as a tense fragmented frontier. Marie Gravesen embedded herself in the region prior to a wave of land invasions that swept the plateau leading up to Kenya's 2017 general election. Through a rich telling of the history of Laikipia's social, political and environmental dynamics, she invites a deeper understanding of the pre-election violence and general tensions as never done before"--


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