ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1988, this book documents genealogical developments which, together with changes in agricultural production, religious ethic, politics, gender relations, patterns of solidarity and trade were local adjustments to the economic crisis of the 1970s and 80s in Zambia. The book explores the dynamics of a peripheral 'traditional' economy, examining the extent to which village structures and value systems have changed.

chapter One|19 pages

Introduction

chapter Two|170 pages

A Peripheral Setting

chapter Four|134 pages

Cohesion Today: Kowa Revisited

chapter Six|27 pages

Land, Labour, and Cash

chapter Seven|57 pages

Kinship and the Border Economy

chapter Eight|39 pages

New Developments in Shifting Agriculture

chapter Nine|11 pages

Settlement and Survival: Conclusions