Rural Society and Cotton in Colonial Zaire

Author/Contributor(s):	Likaka, Osumaka
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Date:	07/15/1997
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Focusing on the years 1917 to 1960, this work examines the complex and lasting effects of forced cotton cultivation in central Africa. Local plots gave way to commercial fields, creating social, environmental and economic change.