Crisis and Decline in Bunyoro Population and Environment in Western Uganda 1860-1955 |
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| Author:
| Doyle, Shane |
| Series title: | Eastern African Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1634-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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The Kingdom of Bunyoro's story demonstrates convincingly that environmental change there was not a uniform, statewide process. In one of the first studies of the political ecology of a major African kingdom, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro addresses state capacity, ideology, and government legitimacy as crucial issues. Shane Doyle particularly focuses on the interplay between levels of environmental activity within a highly stratified society. Political ecology was as much about the...
More DescriptionThe Kingdom of Bunyoro's story demonstrates convincingly that environmental change there was not a uniform, statewide process. In one of the first studies of the political ecology of a major African kingdom, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro addresses state capacity, ideology, and government legitimacy as crucial issues. Shane Doyle particularly focuses on the interplay between levels of environmental activity within a highly stratified society. Political ecology was as much about the differential impact of conflict on society as it was about the uneven extraction and distribution of resources.The author, Shane Doyle, is a lecturer in history at Leeds University