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Author Mudege, Netsayi Noris, author

Title An ethnography of knowledge : the production of knowledge in Mupfurudzi resettlement scheme, Zimbabwe / by Netsayi Noris Mudege
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Afrika-Studiecentrum series, 1570-9310 ; v. 11
Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 11.
Contents List of tables, figures, maps and photos; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 Knowledge, resettlement and farming; 2 Investigating knowledge; 3 The research context; 4 Farmers' knowledge and sustainable innovation: Experiments and observation; 5 Magic, witchcraft, religion and knowledge; 6 Field days: Knowledge dissemination and entertainment; 7 Knowledge and practice: Men, women and children; 8 Conclusion; References; Index
Summary Analyses how social processes impact on knowledge production and dissemination. This book investigates how differences between actors impact on knowledge dissemination and appropriation. It explores how knowledge frameworks affect knowledge analysis and acceptance and how people bridge the gap between 'outside' and 'local' forms of knowledge
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Ethnoscience -- Zimbabwe -- Shamva District
Human settlements -- Zimbabwe -- Shamva District
Land settlement -- Zimbabwe -- Shamva District
Traditional farming -- Zimbabwe -- Shamva District
Traditional ecological knowledge -- Zimbabwe -- Shamva District
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Economic policy
Ethnoscience
Human settlements
Land settlement
Social policy
Traditional ecological knowledge
Traditional farming
Alltagswissen
Ethnotheorie
Konventionelle Landwirtschaft
SUBJECT Shamva District (Zimbabwe) -- Social policy
Shamva District (Zimbabwe) -- Economic policy
Subject Zimbabwe -- Shamva District
Simbabwe
Form Electronic book
Author Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Afrika-Studiecentrum.
ISBN 9789047423300
9047423305