The Glades of Embobut
Histories of crisis, prosperity and the future of a contested forest
9781806552283
Distributed for UCL Press
The Glades of Embobut
Histories of crisis, prosperity and the future of a contested forest
228 pages | 6.14 x 9.21 | © 2026
Global Prosperity in Thought and Practice
Anthropology: Cultural and Social Anthropology
History: Environmental History
Table of Contents
List of figures and tables
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1 Prosperity in tension: the contested landscapes of the Embobut Forest
2 Histories of belonging in the Cherangani Hills
3 Environmental governance, evictions and the politics of belonging
4 The Glades of Embobut
5 Emergent socioecologies and the politics of change
6 After the evictions: living with the forest
7 Coexistence and futures of prosperity in Embobut
References
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1 Prosperity in tension: the contested landscapes of the Embobut Forest
2 Histories of belonging in the Cherangani Hills
3 Environmental governance, evictions and the politics of belonging
4 The Glades of Embobut
5 Emergent socioecologies and the politics of change
6 After the evictions: living with the forest
7 Coexistence and futures of prosperity in Embobut
References