This is God’s land: Moral economies, spirituality, and insurgent land seizures in Zimbabwe’s urban peripheries
Abstract In the contested urban peripheries of African cities, land is not merely a resource to be owned, it is a moral claim, a spiritual inheritance, and a battleground for survival. As urban expansion collides with histories of displacement and exclusion, marginalized migrants forge insurgent pat...
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| Main Authors: | Johannes Bhanye, Abraham Matamanda, Ruvimbo Shayamunda |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-06-01
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| Series: | Discover Global Society |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44282-025-00187-4 |
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