Travel Sketches from Liberia - Johann Büttikofer's 19th Century Rainforest Explorations in West Africa

Büttikofer's Travel Sketches from Liberia details the development of the Liberian nation and the intricate, often volatile, relationships between the country's indigenous peoples and its black colonists from America. In remarkable detail, it provides vivid images of the country's past.

About the author

Henk Dop, M.Sc. (1982), is a biologist trained at the Free University of Amsterdam. He has been engaged in Africa-related studies and activities for the past three decades. He worked with the Forestry Development Authority in Liberia in 1986-87 and has since then remained active in conservation work in that country.

Phillip T. Robinson, M.S., D.V.M. (1972), Michigan State University, is a veterinary surgeon and wildlife biologist who has been engaged in wildlife conservation work in Liberia since 1968. He has conducted field studies in Liberia under the sponsorship of the World Wildlife Fund, National Geographic Society and World Bank, and he is on the research faculty at the University of Toledo (Ohio).

Product details

• Assisted by: Henk Dop (Editor), Phillip Robinson (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2012
• EAN: 9789004233478
• ISBN: 978-90-04-23347-8
• No. of pages: 918
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 229 mm x 46 mm
• Weight: 1406 g
• Series: Sources for African History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous