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Misreading the African Landscape - Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,298
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Misreading the African Landscape - Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic (Paperback)

James Fairhead, Melissa Leach

Series: African Studies

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West African landscapes are generally considered as degraded, especially on the forest edge. This unique study shows how wrong that view can be, by revealing how inhabitants have enriched their land when scientists believe they have degraded it. Historical and anthropological methods demonstrate how intelligent African farmers' own land management can be, while scientists and policy makers have misunderstood the African environment. The book provides a new framework for ecological anthropology, and a challenge to old assumptions about the African landscape.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: African Studies
Release date: October 1996
First published: 1996
Authors: James Fairhead • Melissa Leach
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-56499-1
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN: 0-521-56499-9
Barcode: 9780521564991

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