Dispossession, Slavery and Inequality in West-Central Africa

03/05/2023 49 min Episodio 25
Dispossession, Slavery and Inequality in West-Central Africa

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, historian, Mariana Candido (Emory University), discusses her recent book entitled Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola: A History of Dispossession, Slavery, and Inequality (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
In this conversation, Prof. Candido elaborates on the issues of women's land ownership, theories of "unoccupied lands and land surplus" as well as the power of written documentation under colonial rule in West-Central Africa.