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OverviewThe contribitors to this volume argue that any solutions to Africa's ecological problems must be based on a broad understanding of the historical patterns of ecological change and the interactions between human societies and the environment. Using case studies, they explore the anthropological and historical aspects of ecological problems in Northeast Africa and suggest ways in which policy-makers might take account of this approach. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas H. Johnson , David AndersonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris ISBN: 9781870915007ISBN 10: 1870915003 Pages: 351 Publication Date: 31 December 1991 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction - ecology and society in northeast African history, David M. Anderson and Douglas H. Johnson; Part 1 Archaeological and historical perspectives - human adaptation and long-term climatic change in northeast Africa - and archaeological perspective, John A.J. Gowlett; the great drought and famine of 1888-92 in northeast Africa, Richard Pankhurst and Douglas H. Johnson; Emutai - crisis and response in Maasailand 1883-1902, Richard Waller. Part 2 Case studies - primary export crop production and the origins of the ecological crisis in Kordofan - the case of Dar Hamar, Mustafa Babiker Ahmed; cultivation as a long-term strategy of survival - the Berti of Darfur, Ladislav Holy; traders, farmers and pastoralists - economic adaptions and environmental problems in the southern Nuba mountains of the Sudan, Leif O. Manger; adaptation to floods in the Jonglei area of the Sudan - an historical analysis, Douglas H. Johnson; prelude to disaster - the case of Karamoja, Beverley Gartrell; pastoralist migration and colonial policy - a case study from northern Kenya, Neal W. Sobania; cultivating pastoralists - ecology and economy among the II Chamus of Baringo, 1840-1980, David M. Anderson; looking for a cool place - the Mursi, 1890s to 1980s, David Turton; history, drought and reproduction - dynamics of society and ecology in northeast Ethiopia, James McCann.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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