Format:
1 online resource (259 pages)
ISBN:
9781000055894
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in African Development Ser.
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Routledge Studies in African Development -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The African environmental crisis: is it a myth? An introduction -- Part I: Empire, science, society and development -- Chapter 2: European exploration of East Africa: textual analysis of travel narratives, 1831-1900 -- Chapter 3: Imperial scientific infrastructure: science for development, 1848-1960s -- Chapter 4: African environmental crisis narratives: schemes, technology and development, 1904-1960 -- Part II: Ecological and social research -- Chapter 5: Experimental science and development: a re-evaluation of the environmental crisis hypothesis, 1939-1960 -- Chapter 6: Social science research: behavioral responses to development, 1919-1950 -- Chapter 7: Administrative science for development dialogue: three Kenyan case studies, 1943-1954 -- Part III: Vectors, pests and environmental change -- Chapter 8: Tsetse fly control in East Africa: environmental and social impacts, 1880-1959 -- Chapter 9: Locust invasion and control in East Africa: economic and environmental impacts, 1890-1960s -- Chapter 10: A synthesis: conclusions and epilog -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367432614
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780367432614
Language:
English
