Description: Further DetailsTitle: Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial KenyaCondition: NewEAN: 9781580465397ISBN: 9781580465397Publisher: University of Rochester PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/01/2015Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Martin S. ShanguhyiaLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1580465390Description: Examines land management programs pushed by the colonial government in western Kenya between 1920 and 1963, analyzing how those programs were negotiated or contested by the local community.Drawing from accounts of colonial experience in western Kenya, Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Kenya examines the government's efforts to enforce certain land management programs in relation toits initiatives to revive and co-opt African "traditions" in soil conservation and land consolidation programs. Martin Shanguhyia analyzes how these programs were negotiated or contested by the local community; further, he arguesthat their legacy continues to define the everyday experiences of the rural population in Vihiga County, Western Province, notably in terms of high population densities and diminishing returns from the land. Relying on a rich collection of archival sources as well as oral interviews, the book explores the intersection between government policies, demography, and community traditions within a rapidly declining natural environment and adds significantly to our understanding of Africa's environmental history. Martin Shanguhyia is assistant professor of history at Syracuse University.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: HistoryBook Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the DiasporaItem Weight: 1gTopic: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Keny
Title: Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Keny
EAN: 9781580465397
ISBN: 9781580465397
Release Date: 12/01/2015
Release Year: 2015
ISBN-10: 1580465390
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 338 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Kenya
Publisher: University of Rochester Medical Press
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Modern / 20th Century, Development / Economic Development, World / African, Africa / East
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.4 in
Author: Martin S. Shanguhyia
Subject Area: Nature, Political Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6.4 in
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Ser.
Format: Hardcover
