Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Maps xv
7. 1. “Buying Rope Is a Young Man’s Job” 1
8. 2. The Serer of Siin 33
9. 3. “Tradition” in the Siin 72
10. 4. Land Pawning as a Response to the Standardization of Tenure 104
11. 5. Two Romanticizations 131
12. 6. “The King Has Come— Now Everything Is Ruined” 164
13. 7. Culturally Sustainable Development 209
14. Notes 229
15. Glossary 269
16. Bibliography 279
17. Index 301