Life Before the Drought

Sommario

1. Introduction: Life and Poverty in the Savanna-Sahel Zones Earl P. Scott 2. Power, Prosperity and Social Inequality in Songhay (1464-1591) Lansiné Kaba 3. Life Before the Drought: A Human Ecological Perspective Earl P. Scott 4. Nomads, Farmers and Merchants: Old Strategies In a Changing Sudan Andrew W. Shepherd 5. Differential Development in Machakos District, Kenya Marilyn Silberfein 6. The Demise of the Moral Economy: Food and Famine in a Sudano-Sahelian Region in Historical Perspective Michael J. Watts 7. Changing Land-Use Patterns in the Fadamas of Northern Nigeria Beryl Turner 8. The Fulani in a Development Context: The Relevance of Cultural Traditions for Coping with Change and Crisis Paul Riesman

Info autore

Earl Scott

Riassunto

Little attention had been paid to the realities of life in the Savanna-Sahel of West Africa before the drought of 1968-74, but this book, originally published in 1984 provides a set of authoritative accounts of the way in which the inhabitants cope with what outsiders perceive as a harsh environment.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Earl Scott
• Con la collaborazione di: Earl Scott (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032744810
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274481-0
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Religion; Routledge Library Editions: Water Resources
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, North Africa, Biogeography, Human Geography, Regional Geography, The Sahel