{"product_id":"land-capital-and-extractive-frontiers-maura-benegiamo-9781529237825","title":"Land, Capital and Extractive Frontiers: Social Conflict and Ecological Crisis in the Senegal River Delta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines 'land-grabbing' - its colonial roots and the fraught relationship between capital and nature amidst the current global socio-ecological crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through ethnographic and archival research, Maura Benegiamo investigates an Italian company's acquisition of 20,000 hectares in Senegal's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By shedding light on how contemporary capital-nature relationships perpetuate socio-ecological crises and colonial models, the book highlights the enduring forms of opposition to these processes. At the heart of these struggles lies a crucial question: how can we understand today's crises while reclaiming alternative ways of living, producing and inhabiting the land?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maura Benegiamo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529237823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529237825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Maura Benegiamo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46881082015999,"sku":"9781529237825","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4740fb7-b85b-49e4-a082-67087c1fd694.jpg?v=1747970616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/land-capital-and-extractive-frontiers-maura-benegiamo-9781529237825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}