Land, Capital and Extractive Frontiers by Maura Benegiamo - 9781529237825

Land, Capital and Extractive FrontiersSocial Conflict and Ecological Crisis in the Senegal River Delta\nAuthor(s): Maura Benegiamo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529237825, 978-1529237825\nSynopsis\nThis book examines land-grabbing - its colonial roots and the fraught relationship between capital and nature amidst the current global socio-ecological crisis.\n\nThrough ethnographic and archival research, Maura Benegiamo investigates an Italian companys acquisition of 20,000 hectares in Senegals River Delta for agrofuel production and delves into the struggles of pastoral communities affected by the project. Through this landmark case, the book shows how European energy and global food security policies are reshaping rural spaces, expanding agrarian extractivism in sub-Saharan Africa.\n\nBy shedding light on how contemporary capitalnature relationships perpetuate socio-ecological crises and colonia?