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Decolonizing Development

Food, Heritage and Trade in Post-Authoritarian Environments

Jennifer Keahey (Arizona State University)

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English
Bristol University Press
01 December 2023
Combining an analysis of political economy and ecocultural heritage, this book examines post-Soviet Latvia and post-apartheid South Africa in an unusual comparative study of post-authoritarian efforts to decolonize production and trade.

Post-Soviet Latvia and post-apartheid South Africa are far apart geographically and yet have endured a similar history of colonial and authoritarian rule before transitioning to democracy at the end of the 20th century. This book examines these two nations in an unusual comparative study of post-authoritarian efforts to decolonize production and trade.

The book combines an analysis of political economy and ecocultural heritage to unpack alternative trade formations. It also connects world systems thinking with Indigenous knowledge to articulate a decolonial theory of development and change over the longue durée. Conclusions and insights drawn are timely and important for a planet confronted by crises such as authoritarianism, laissez-faire capitalism, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Imprint:   Bristol University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781529224368
ISBN 10:   1529224365
Pages:   210
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. Transformative Societies 2. A Comparative History of Latvia and South Africa 3. Indigenous Baltic Knowledge: Daina Philosophy 4. Indigenous African Knowledge: Ubuntu Philosophy 5. Organic Farming and Slow Food in Post-Soviet Latvia 6. Fair Trade and Rooibos Terroir in Post-Apartheid South Africa 7. Decolonizing Development

Jennifer Keahey is Associate Professor in Sociology at the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Arizona State University, US. She is also an Associate at the Centre for Fair and Alternative Trade Studies at Colorado State University, US.

Reviews for Decolonizing Development: Food, Heritage and Trade in Post-Authoritarian Environments

“This book advocates development in a disarming way by postulating a theory that enables economic and social growth in a context of environmental harmony and cultural integrity.” George K. Danns, University of North Georgia


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