Disrupting Territories

Disrupting Territories

Land, Commodification & Conflict in Sudan

by Richard Rottenburg, Sandra Calkins

271 pages· 2014· ISBN 9781847010544

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Examines the commodification of land rights and the effect of international licences for resource extraction on the pastoral communities of Sudan.

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  1. 1

    How does "Disrupting Territories" illustrate the complex process by which land, traditionally understood as a communal resource or ancestral territory, becomes a commodity to be bought and sold?

  2. 2

    The book explores a clash of different logics regarding land and resources. What are the most significant differences between the perspectives of the pastoral communities and those of international corporations or national governments, and how do these differences fuel conflict?

  3. 3

    Have you ever encountered a situation, either personally or through news and media, where the pursuit of resources led to a disruption of traditional ways of life or community structures? What similarities or differences do you see with the challenges described in the book?

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