Land and the Mortgage
History, Culture, Belonging
Published on 15. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-1-83695-685-3 (ISBN)
Description
The mortgaging of land is not just economic and legal but also social and cultural. Here, anthropologists, historians, and economists explore origins, variations, and meanings of the land mortgage, and the risks to homes and livelihoods.
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02/2022
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Berghahn Books
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Daivi Rodima-Taylor is Researcher and Lecturer at the African Studies Center of the Pardee School of Global Studies of Boston University. She has conducted longitudinal field research in East Africa, and co-edited special issues of numerous journals. Her work has been supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.