The Women Went Radical: petition writing and the colonial state in southwestern Nigeria, 1900–1953 by Mutiat Titilope Oladejo Ibadan: Bookbuilders Editions Africa, 2018. Pp. 220. $30 (pbk).

Abstract

have provided a more comprehensive long-term perspective if it had included references to such publications. That said, Styles' pleasant writing style and her focus on encounters between different actors make this book a rich ethnography. Although written from the vantage point of environmental anthropology, the book also contributes to current anthropological inquiry into future-making and into the (self-)understanding of elites. By showing the place of floriculture within individual and collective dreams and aspirations, Styles provides a deeper understanding of local experiences of global economic processes and of associated environmental change. The book furthermore offers insights into floriculture's place in contemporary Kenya. It goes a long way towards unravelling Naivasha's complexity and provides a deeper understanding of this highly contested place.