{"product_id":"9781405196567","title":"The Politics of Possession Property, Authority, and Access to Natural Resources","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Politics of Possession\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProperty, Authority, and Access to Natural Resources\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas Sikor | Christian Lund\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Environmental Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Possession\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes some of the latest theoretical work on the dynamics of access and property and how they are joined to questions of power and authority\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how access to resources is often contested and rife with conflict, particularly in post-colonial and post-socialist countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thought-provoking approach to the study of everyday processes of state formation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the process of seeking authorization for property claims works to legitimize the authorizers, and the efforts undertaken by politico-legal institutions to gain legitimacy underpin and undermine various claims of access and property\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors explore from a wide empirical compass of original research spanning Latin America, Africa, South-East Asia, and Eastern Europe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThomas Sikor\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK. His research focuses on rural property and resource governance, with a geographical emphasis on post-socialist countries. He has authored more than 30 journal articles, is the editor of \u003ci\u003ePublic and Private in Natural Resource Governance\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and has guest-edited special issues of \u003ci\u003eWorld Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eDevelopment and Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eForest Policy and Economics\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eConservation and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Lund\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in International Development Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLocal Politics and the Dynamics of Property in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eLaw, Power, and Politics in Niger - Land Struggles and the Rural Code\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He is the editor and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTwilight Institutions: Public Authority and Local Politics in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Property in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 January 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405196567\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384318259340,"sku":"9781405196567","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405196567.jpg?v=1780235162","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405196567","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}