An environmental history of Southern Malawi : land and people of the Shire Highlands /: land and people of the Shire Highlands. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brian Morris.
• Authors: Morris, Brian
• Contents: Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Glossary; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: An Environmental History of Malawi; Chapter 2: The Natural History of the Shire Highlands; 1 Prologue; 2 Geomorphology and Climate; 3 Vegetation; 3.1 Brachystegia Woodlands; 3.2 The Evergreen Forests and Associates; 3.3 Montane Forest; 3.4 Submontane Forest; 3.5 Lowland Forest; 3.6 Riparian Forest; 3.7 Montane Grassland; 3.8 Zomba Mountain; 3.9 The Blantyre Hills; 3.10 Thyolo Mountain; 3.11 Mulanje Mountain; 3.12 The Lake Chilwa Basin and the Phalombe Plain; 4 Wildlife 5 The Early PeopleChapter 3: The People of the Shire Highlands; 1 Prologue; 2 Political Life and Ethnicity; 2.1 The Maravi; 2.2 The Yao; 2.3 The Lomwe; 3 Socio-economic Life; 4 The Land and Its People; 4.1 The Chiefdom (Ufumu); 4.2 The Village Community (Mudzi); 4.3 The Sororate Group (Mbumba); 4.4 The Family-Household (Banja); Chapter 4: Harry Johnston and the Yao Chiefdoms; 1 Prologue; 2 The Rise and Fall of the Yao Chiefdoms; 3 Johnston's Administration; 4 Zomba Botanic Garden; Chapter 5: The Plantation Economy; 1 Prologue; 2 The Early Export Trade 1891-1915; 3 The Colonial Economy 4 The Lomwe Influx and the Thangata System5 Cotton; 6 Tobacco; Chapter 6: The Chilembwe Rebellion; 1 Prologue; 2 John Chilembwe and his Mentor; 3 The Providence Industrial Mission and the Thangata System; 4 African Planters and Their Discontents; 5 The Rebellion; 6 Interpreting the Rebellion; Chapter 7: A History of the Tea Estates; 1 Prologue; 2 The Trans-Zambezi Railway; 3 The Thangata System Revamped; 4 The Early History of Tea in Nyasaland; 5 The Early Pioneers; 5.1 Magombwa Estate; 5.2 Mboma Estate; 5.3 Naming'omba Estate; 5.4 Ruo Estate; 6 The Ecology and Production of Tea 7 Conclusion: The Tea Industry EstablishedChapter 8: Conservation Mania in Colonial Malawi; 1 Prologue; 2 Hunting and Wildlife in the Shire Highlands; 3 Wildlife Conservation; 4 The Origins of the Conservation Ethic in Nyasaland; 4.1 Ecological Holism; 4.2 The Dust-Bowl Syndrome; 4.3 The Imperial Forestry Institute; 4.4 Forest Conservation; 4.5 Forest Reserves; 4.6 Afforestation; 5 Village Forest Areas; 6 Soil Conservation; Chapter 9: The Post-War Years; 1 Prologue; 2 Economic Transformations; 2.1 Two Issues that Particularly Troubled Colby; 2.2 The Very Different Story of Tung 3 The Famine of 19494 The Abrahams Report and the Land Acquisitions; 5 The 1953 Disturbances in Thyolo; 6 The Conservation Crusade in Thyolo; 7 The Domasi Rebellion; Chapter 10: Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival Material; Published Books and Articles; Index
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Springer Science+Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 900; History; Human ecology -- Malawi -- History; HISTORY / Civilization; HISTORY / Essays; HISTORY / Reference; HISTORY / Social History; Human ecology; History -- General; History -- Social History; Colonialism & imperialism; Social & cultural history; Imperialism; Social history; History -- Africa -- General; African history; Malawi -- History; Malawi; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319452579; 3319452576; 9783319452586; 3319452584
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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