Shea Butter Republic: State Power, Global Markets, and the Making of an Indigenous Commodity

Shea Butter Republic: State Power, Global Markets, and the Making of an Indigenous Commodity Chalfin Brenda Wydawca: Taylor & Francis Ltd Data wydania: 2004 ISBN: 9780415944618 Liczba stron: 315 Format: 227 x 154 x 21 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Indigenous to the savanna zone in West Africa, shea (Butyrospermin parkii) has been produced and sold by rural women and circulated on the world market as a low-priced and little-known raw material for more than a century. Locally, shea butter is used for cooking, making soap, leatherworking, dying, and as a medical and beauty aid.