Local Subversions of Colonial Cultures Commodities and Anti-Commodities in Global History
Local Subversions of Colonial Cultures Commodities and Anti-Commodities in Global History
- ISBN 13:
9781137381095
- ISBN 10:
1137381094
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/20/2015
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary
This book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It shows how they were able to subvert these processes and establish viable alternative livelihoods. In particular, it introduces the fresh concept of the 'anti-commodity', to indicate local, sustainable forms of production steeped in values other than simply economic ones. The book will appeal to readers eager to find out more about the histories of some familiar items of everyday consumption such as rice, cotton, sugar and tobacco, as well as to those with a keen interest in the histories of African, Asian and Caribbean societies. Finally, it offers new directions in both historical and contemporary research on the continents beyond Europe.