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Africa in Crisis : The Causes and Cures of Environmental Bankruptcy by Lloyd Timberlake (1988, Trade Paperback, Revised edition,New Edition)
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The first edition of this incisive text on the problems of drought and famine facing Africa won worldwide critical acclaim. Revised with a new introduction, Lloyd Timberlake's bestselling study is invaluable reading for anyone interested in Africa.Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-101853830135
ISBN-139781853830136
eBay Product ID (ePID)4474106
Product Key Features
Number of Pages220 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAfrica in Crisis : the Causes and Cures of Environmental Bankruptcy
Publication Year1988
SubjectSociology / General, Economic Conditions, Development / Economic Development, Ecology, World / African
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Business & Economics, Social Science, Political Science
AuthorLloyd Timberlake
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight8.1 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Dewey Edition21
Target AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.8/096
Edition DescriptionRevised Edition,New Edition
Lc Classification NumberHc800.Z9f3
Table of ContentIntroduction * A Continent on the Brink * Why Famine: Is The Climate Changing? * The Backdrop to Despair: Importing Poverty - The Population 'Crises' - Health and Poverty * Misuse of Land, Misuse of Water: Overcultivation - Cash Crops Versus Food Crops - Irrigation: The Need and the Reality - The Big Dam * Overgrazing and the Nomads * Forests, Fuel and Energy - Energy and Firewood * Soil and Fish: Peasant Farmers, Peasant Fishermen: Peasants and Rainfed Food Crops - Conserving Africa for Africans - The Fisheries of Africa * Apartheid: Institutionalized Bankruptcy * Conflict, Refugees and the Environment * Aid, Development and the Future: Africa, Is there Hope? References * Further Reading
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