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This scholarly work by Andrew P. Davidson examines the Nuba Mountain region of western Sudan to reveal how individuals and families navigate modernization's profound impact on traditional social relations and livelihoods. The book explores the transformative effects of modernity on non-Western societies, analysing how communities struggle to maintain well-being amid continuous uncertainty as control over their destinies shifts away from established patterns. Published by Routledge through Transaction Publishers, this volume addresses the breakdown of older social structures and the opportunities and constraints that modernization presents to individuals facing rapid social change in the developing world.

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Andrew P. Davidson's analysis focuses on the Nuba Mountain region of Sudan, providing detailed ethnographic insight into how modernization reshapes traditional communities.

The book examines the tension between maintaining established social relations and adapting to new economic and social opportunities in non-Western societies.

Routledge's publication offers scholarly perspectives on how individuals and families manage uncertainty when traditional systems of control and support are disrupted by modernization.

This volume contributes to business and economic history literature by studying how lineage-based societies respond to contemporary social and economic transformation.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1560002301
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 November 1995
Listed Since: 13 November 2006

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