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<p>An international group of distinguished scholars pay homage to and build on the work of one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Michael Watts.</p><ul><li>Shows how Michael Watts research, writings, teaching and mentoring have relentlessly pushed boundaries, transforming his chosen field of geography and beyond</li><li>Spans an array of topics including the political economy and ecology of African societies, governmentality and territoriality in various Southern contexts, food security, cultural materialist expositions of capitalism, modernity and development across the postcolonial world</li><li>Builds on his legacy, exploring its theoretical, analytical, and empirical implications and proposing exciting new possibilities for further exploration in the tracks of Watts</li></ul>

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<p><strong>Sharad Chari, PhD</strong> is Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of California at Berkeley, and Visiting Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand.<p><strong>Susanne Freidberg, PhD</strong> is Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College.<p><strong>Vinay Gidwani, PhD</strong> is Professor of Geography and Global Studies at the University of Minnesota.<p><strong>Jesse Ribot, PhD</strong> is Professor of Geography, Anthropology and Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at the University of Illinois.<p><strong>Wendy Wolford, PhD</strong> is Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development in the Department of Development Sociology at Cornell University.

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