Landscape, Environment and Technology in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa |
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| Editor:
| Falola, Toyin
Brownell, Emily |
| Series title: | Routledge African Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-89593-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume explores the concepts of "environment" and "landscape" in colonial and postcolonial discourse about Africa, analysing the points of convergence and conflict between Western notions of pastoral Africa and the introduction of colonial technology, scientific ideas, and capitalist agriculture.
This volume explores the concepts of "environment" and "landscape" in colonial and postcolonial discourse about Africa, analysing the points of convergence and conflict between Western notions of pastoral Africa and the introduction of colonial technology, scientific ideas, and capitalist agriculture.