Bibliograph

Sub-Saharan Africa, an environmental history, Gregory H. Maddox

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Sub-Saharan Africa, an environmental history, Gregory H. Maddox

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-324 and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nature of contents

thesesbibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

70203619

Responsibility statement

Gregory H. Maddox

Series statement

Nature and human societies

Sub title

an environmental history

Summary

Many forces have shaped the cultures of the African continent: the legacy of the slave trade; HIV/AIDS; war and famine. This volume shows how, despite these difficulties, Africans have created networks of national parks and other land protection systems to cope with the conflict between conservation and urbanization

Table Of 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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