Gender, Land, and Livelihoods in East Africa : Through Farmers’ Eyes.

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""Contents"" ""Foreword"" ""Preface"" ""Dedication and Acknowledgements"" ""PART I: Introduction"" ""Chapter One: Introduction"" ""Conventional approaches to soil management and farming"" ""An alternative approach"" ""The organization of this book"" ""Chapter Two: Gender-based Research Methodology"" ""An appropriate cross-cultural research methodology"" ""The research journey"" ""Reflections on research as a dynamic political process"" ""Conclusions"" ""PART II: The Context"" ""Chapter Three: Maragoli in Context"" ""History"" ""Political-economy"" ""Culture and society"" ""Conclusions""""PART IIl: The Gendered Terrain of the Farm"" ""Chapter Four: Gender and the Micropolitics of Land"" ""Historical struggles over land"" """"Without land you are nobody"": contemporary meanings of land"" ""The contemporary micropolitics of land"" ""Contemporary struggles over land and meaning"" ""Conclusions"" ""PART IV: Gender and the Politics of Labour: Between Toil and Soil"" ""Chapter Five: The Diversity of Farmers' Gendered Experiences"" """"The Avalogoli Way"": ordering gender roles and responsibilities"" ""Marital status"" ""Class and social differentiation"" ""Age and changing life-cycle positioning""""Conclusions"" ""Chapter Six: Diverse Farming and Soil Management Practices: ""Don't You Know That Agriculture and Soils are the Same Thing?"""" ""The reinforcement of gendered boundaries: planting trees and hedges"" ""Digging trenches"" ""Managing livestock and using fertilizers"" ""Digging and clearing land for planting"" ""Growing cash and subsistence crops"" ""Conclusions"" ""PART V: Expanding the Terrain of Soils and Farming Analysis"" ""Chapter Seven: ""Walking Where Men Walk"": The Increasing Importance of Providing Cash"" """"Foolishness has got no medicine"": changing priorities in economically precarious times""""The exacerbation of cash requirements and the consequent intensification of women's labour"" """"Providing"" through multiple income-generating activities and occupations"" """"Kugurana"": the strategy of barter and exchange"" ""Conclusions"" ""Chapter Eight: Social Institutions: Invoking Elements of Custom, Creating Space to Maneuver"" ""Kinship relations: investing in reciprocal rights and obligations"" ""Social organizations"" ""Non-sanctioned social relations"" ""Conclusions"" ""Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Rethinking the 'Problem' of Soil Degradation and Sustainable Farming""""Enriching our understanding of the complexity of farmers' lives"" ""Enriching the interface between researchers and farmers through policy, research, and action"" ""Acronyms and Abbreviations"" ""Glossary"" ""Bibliography""