Green Land, Brown Land, Black Land An Environmental History of Africa, 1800-1990

Name: Green Land, Brown Land, Black Land An Environmental History of Africa, 1800-1990
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ISBN: 9780325000961

ISBN-10: 0325000964

ISBN-13: 9780325000961

Edition: 1999

Authors: James C. Mccann

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James C. McCann provides a synthesis of evidence and a narrative of Africa's evironmental history over the past two centuries. In a book readily accessible to undergraduates and nonspecialists, Professor McCann argues that far from being pristine and primordial spaces, Africa's landscapes were created by human activity. This argument contrasts strongly with the idealized notions of an African Eden commonly held in the West and in Africa itself. It also confronts more recent alarm about degradation of Africa's natural and human resources by examining the historical evidence of environmental change. Key topics within the book are the effects of population growth, disease, agricultural change,…

Book details

List price: $44.30
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 4/19/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.20" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Introduction



Patterns of History Africa's Physical World Environment and History in Africa



Africa's Historical Landscapes Desert Lands, Human Hands A Tale of Two Forests: Narratives of Deforestation in Ethiopia, 1840-1996


Food in the Forest: Biodiversity, Food Systems, and Human Settlement in Ghana's Upper Guinea Forest, 1000-1990


Soil Matters: Erosion and Empire in Greater Lesotho, 1830-1990


Epilogue: Africa's Environmental Future as Past