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Shea Butter Republic: State Power, Global Markets, and the Making of an Indigenous Commodity Brenda Chalfin 1st edition
Shea Butter Republic: State Power, Global Markets, and the Making of an Indigenous Commodity
Brenda Chalfin
This ethnographic study traces shea from a pre- to post-industrial commodity to provide a deeper understanding of emerging trends in tropical commoditization, cosmopolitan consumption, global economic restructuring and rural livelihoods.
320 pages, 33 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 23, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415944601 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 316 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 26 mm · 612 g |
| Language | English |