Sub-Saharan Africa : an environmental history / Gregory H. Maddox.

Author/creator Maddox, Gregory
Format Book
Publication InfoSanta Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2006.
Descriptionxi, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
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Subjects

SeriesNature and human societies
Nature and human societies. ^A699957
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-324 and index.
LCCN 2005034782
ISBN1851095551 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781851095551 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN1851095608 (ebook)
ISBN9781851095605 (ebook)