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Leaf of Allah : Khat and Agricultural Transformation in Harerge, Ethiopia, 1875-1991

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List of Photographs, Maps, Tables & Figures	p. vii
Author's Note	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Beginnings	p. 1
Introduction: Social & historiographical contexts	p. 3
The Setting: Regional geography & human landscape	p. 30
Khat, Agriculture & Trade	p. 39
Land & Railway: Structures of agriculture & trade 1875-1935	p. 41
Production: The agrarian system, population growth & farming strategies 1935-64	p. 57
Consumption & Marketing: Pastime, protest & political economy 1935-64	p. 76
Export Trade: Constraints, control & contraband 1964-74	p. 100
Domestic Use & Trade: Social mobility, structures of distribution & self-sufficiency 1964-74	p. 121
Khat & Agrarian Transformations	p. 139
The Khat Boom: Production & marketing in a controlled economy 1974-91	p. 141
Khat & Contraband: Profits, professions & parallel markets	p. 164
Conclusion: The dilemma of khat-based development	p. 179
Coffee & khat exports from Harerge 1936-91	p. 187
Glossary	p. 188
Selected informants	p. 189
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 205
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