Ethnic Identity and Development: Khat and Social Change in Africa

by S. Beckerleg

Overview

This book presents data on Ugandan khat within the context of international debates on the drug, and the proposed ban in 2009. By telling of the story of khat, the book will serve as a vehicle for the analysis of social change, development priorities and shifting ethnic identities in Uganda over the last 80 years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349384532
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	07/21/2010
Edition description:	1st ed. 2010
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

SUSAN BECKERLEG is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, UK and is also affiliated to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Table of Contents

Introduction Somali Identity and Khat in Uganda Yemeni Migrants Khat Production Spreads Altitude and Attitude Wholesale Risks A New Leisure Culture Signs of Khat Idle and Disorderly Khat and Changing Social Identities Khat and Development