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1 online resource (xxix, 346 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Ohio University Press series in ecology and history |
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Ohio University Press series in ecology and history.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1 A history of Lesotho from a soil perspective, 1500-1980 (starting p. 9) -- Ch. 2 British perceptions and programs (starting p. 42) -- Ch. 3 Rain, hail, and drought (starting p. 71) -- Ch. 4 Cultural and physical geography of ha Tsilo Valley (starting p. 85) -- Ch. 5 Erosion in ha Tsilo Valley (starting p. 115) -- Ch. 6 Origins of soil erosion and British response, 1830s-1950s (starting p. 135) -- Ch. 7 Basotho responses to erosion and conservation (starting p. 177) -- Ch. 8 Soil conservation in Lesotho : science or ideology? (starting p. 235) |
| Summary |
Annotation "Once the grain basket for South Africa, much of Lesotho has become a scarred and degraded landscape. The nation's spectacular erosion and gullying have concerned environmentalists and conservationists for more than half a century. In Imperial Gullies, Kate B. Showers documents the truth behind this devastation." "Showers reconstructs the history of the landscape, beginning with a history of the soil. She concludes that Lesotho's distinctive erosion chasms, called dongas - often cited as a result of destructive land-use practices by African farmers - actually were caused by colonial and postcolonial interventions. The residents of Lesotho emerge as victims of a failed technology." "Imperial Gullies calls for an observational, experimental, and, most important, fully consultative and participatory approach to address Lesotho's serious contemporary problems of soil erosion. The first book to bring to center stage the historical practice of colonial soil science - and a cautionary tale of western science in unfamiliar terrain - it will interest a broad, interdisciplinary audience in African and environmental studies, social sciences, and history."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Soil erosion -- Lesotho -- History
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Soil conservation -- Lesotho -- History
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Soil conservation
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Soil erosion
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Bodenerosion
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Bodenschutz
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Lesotho
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Lesotho
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
04028718 |
| ISBN |
9780821441558 |
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0821441558 |
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