A reassessment of African wealth systems argues that land was not simply abundant or socially insignificant, but was often controlled, inherited, rented, and contested alongside dependents and movable wealth. Drawing on written and oral evidence from places including Darfur, the Lozi kingdom, Asante, Gambia, and West-Central Africa, it challenges the classic wealth-in-people framework and the colonial assumption that Africans lacked land ownership. [africanhistoryextra.com]
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