The ecology of survival : case studies from northeast African history /: case studies from northeast African history. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Douglas H. Johnson and David M. Anderson.
• Other Names: Johnson, Douglas H (Douglas Hamilton), 1949-; Anderson, David, 1957-
• Contents: Preface -- Note on Transcription -- Introduction: Ecology and society in northeast African history -- Archaeological and Historical Perspectives -- Human adaptation and long-term climatic change in northeast Africa: an archaeological perspective -- The great drought and famine of 1888–92 in northeast Africa -- Emutai: crisis and response in Maasailand 1883–1902 -- Case Studies -- Primary export crop production and the origins of the ecological crisis in Kordofan: the case of Dar Hamar -- Cultivation as a long-term strategy of survival: the Berti of Darfur -- Traders, farmers and pastoralists: economic adaptations and environmental problems in the southern Nuba Mountains of the Sudan -- Adaptation to floods in the Jonglei area of the Sudan: an historical analysis -- Prelude to disaster: the case of Karamoja -- Pastoralist migration and colonial policy: a case study from northern Kenya -- Cultivating pastoralists: ecology and economy among the Il Chamus of Baringo, 1840–19801 -- Looking for a cool place: the Mursi, 1890s–1980s -- History, drought and reproduction: dynamics of society and ecology in northeast Ethiopia
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : ROUTLEDGE
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 304.2/096; Human ecology -- Africa, Northeast; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Human ecology; Northeast Africa
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000244274; 0429310242; 9780429310249; 9781000316155; 1000316157; 9781000280210; 1000280217
• Related ISBNs: 100024427X; 0367291495; 9780367291495
• Notes: Note: OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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