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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Politics of land"”.
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Gender, authority, and the politics of land in Lesotho
… explores the logic, methods, and outcomes of a U.S. government-sponsored land reform in Lesotho, Southern Africa. The reform was part of a $363 million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation to the Kingdom of Lesotho that funded a sweeping change. Instead of local chiefs …
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The politics of land in Levubu, Northern Province c.1935-1998
This thesis explores the development of capitalist agriculture and apartheid in the Levubu settlement, in the Northern Province. Capitalist agriculture was characterised by the quest for fertile land for white farmers while, at the same time, dispossessing indigenous communities. Land as the …
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Between Fields and Cities: The Politics of Land Use Changes in Punjab, India
This thesis examines the urbanization of agricultural lands in the State of Punjab, looking for patterns that explain the type of development that is occurring while embedding these transformations in a larger political and economic context. The study will focus on both transportation …
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Sermons in Stones: Mormon Chosenness and the Politics of Land in the American West
<p>This study explores the intersection of religion, land use, and political resistance in Latter-day Saint culture, arguing that Mormon land ethics are shaped by a ritualized process I term the “Cycle of Chosenness.” Through historical and ethnographic analysis, I trace how collective memory of …
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Cadê o mico? Where is the tamarin?: Locating monkeys in the politics of land and conservation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
… found in only a few municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This dissertation explores the project to conserve this rare primate, a project that links together agrarian reform, forest restoration, agroforestry, and conservation biology. Informed by Brazil's social and political …
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Spirit of the land : politics, memory, and the sacred in South African land claims
This thesis examines the role of sacred space in people's attachment to land, analysing the ways in which people create sacred space through labour, ritual, myth, and memory. Three case studies explore the human interpretation of the sacred through the history and politics of land acquisition and …
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A Socio-Political History of Griqua Women in Griqualand East, c. 1950 – 2005
… thesis examines the social and political history of Griqua women in Kokstad, South Africa, between 1950 and 2005. It explores how women shaped, resisted and were shaped by the political structures of their time. Although the East Griqualand Pioneers Council (EGPC) emerged as the leading …
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Land use politics southern style : the case of cash proffers in Virginia
… at the state level and actual implementation of land use regulations at the local level is the focus of this dissertation. This focus is explored through the genesis and efficacy of cash proffers, a land use regulatory tool in Virginia. Using a mixed methods approach, I answer research …
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Modes of land control in transfrontier conservation areas : a case of green grabbing
In light of the current literature on green grabbing, this study is motivated by the need to understand whether TFCAs are characterized by green grabbing and what form they take if indeed they are unfolding there. It investigated the modes of land control and transfer - within the Lesotho component …
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Methodism and public life in Zimbabwe : an analysis of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's impact on politics from 1891-1980
… investigation and theological interpretation of Wesleyan Methodists' political teaching and practice in Zimbabwe from 1891 to 1980. In an attempt to come up with an informed interpretation of the political teaching and activities, the study traced Wesleyan Methodist political praxis John …