| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 515 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Studies in human ecology and adaptation ; 4 |
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Studies in human ecology and adaptation ; 4.
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| Contents |
Visions of landscapes : an introduction / Michael Bollig -- Arid landscapes : detection and reconstruction : perspectives from earth sciences and archaeology -- State, power, and control in Africa's arid landscapes : perspectives from the historical sciences -- Identity, memory, and power in Africa's arid landscapes : perspectives from social and cultural anthropology -- Language and the conceptualisation and epistemics of African arid landscapes : perspectives from linguistics and oral history |
| Summary |
Landscape studies provide a crucial perspective into the interaction between humans and their environment, shedding insight on social, cultural, and economic topics. The research explores both the way that natural processes have affected the development of culture and society, as well as the ways that natural landscapes themselves are the product of historical and cultural processes. Most previous studies of the landscape selectively focused on either the natural sciences or the social sciences, but the research presented in African Landscapes bridges that gap. This work is unique in its interdisciplinary scope. Over the past twelve years, the contributors to this volume have participated in the collaborative research center ACACIA (Arid Climate Adaptation and Cultural Innovation in Africa), which deals with the relationship between cultural processes and ecological dynamics in Africa's arid areas. The case studies presented here come from mainly Sahara/Sahel and southwestern Africa, and are all linked to broader discussions on the concept of landscape, and themes of cultural, anthropological, geographical, botanical, sociological, and archaeological interest. The contributions in this work are enhanced by full color photographs that put the discussion in context visually |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Human ecology -- Africa
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Landscapes -- Africa
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Landscape ecology -- Africa
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Anthropology.
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Archaeology.
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Environmental sciences.
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anthropology.
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archaeology.
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environmental sciences.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
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Landscapes -- Africa.
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Landscape ecology -- Africa.
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Human ecology -- Africa.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Human ecology
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Landscape ecology
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Landscapes
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bollig, Michael
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Bubenzer, Olaf, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9780387786827 |
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0387786821 |
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0387786813 |
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9780387786810 |
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