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Sub-Saharan Africa : an environmental history
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Title
Sub-Saharan Africa : an environmental history / Gregory H. Maddox.
ISBN
1851095551 (hard cover : alk. paper)
1851095608 (ebook)
Published
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2020
Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-324 and index.
Contents
African environments and the origins of humanity
African environments and the development of food production systems
African environments and the development of complex societies
African environments and the era of the Columbian Exchange
African environments and the reorganization of space under colonial rule
African environments in the age of conservation and development
Case Studies
Case study 1. The first frontier : the Sahara Desert
Case study 2. Death and life on the Serengeti : wilderness in Africa as managed landscape
Case study 3. Transforming the landscape : food production and agriculture in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.
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