| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : maps |
| Series |
African social studies series, 1568-1203 ; v. 15 |
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African social studies series ; v. 15. 1568-1203
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| Contents |
List of Maps and Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Cultivating Miraa in the Nyambene Hills; Chapter Two: From Mutuati to Manchester: Miraa's Trajectories; Chapter Three: Transporting Miraa; Chapter Four: Bargaining over Bundles; Chapter Five: Trust, Suspicion and Conflict in Miraa Trade Relations; Chapter Six: Chewing; Chapter Seven: Miraa and the War on Drugs; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Draws out the economic, social and cultural significance of Kenyan khat, situating this significance within the debates on the legality of khat and the global rhetoric of the 'war on drugs'. This work also explores how networks of Kenyan khat bring people of diverse backgrounds together in sometimes uneasy relationships |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Khat.
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Khat -- Kenya
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Drug traffic -- Kenya
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Drug control.
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Drug and Narcotic Control
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SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- Drug Dependence.
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Drug control
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Drug traffic
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Khat
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Drogenhandel
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Kath
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Kenya
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Kenia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006050018 |
| ISBN |
9789047419143 |
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9047419146 |
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9781281921062 |
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1281921068 |
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9786611921064 |
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6611921060 |
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