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Christopher A. Conte - Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History in Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains - 9780821415535 - V9780821415535
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Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History in Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains

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Description for Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History in Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains Hardback. For more than a century, the world has recognized the extraordinary biological diversity of the forests of Tanzania's Usambara Mountains. This title unravels the complex interactions among agriculture, herding, forestry, the colonial state, and the landscape itself. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 481.

For more than a century, the world has recognized the extraordinary biological diversity of the forests of Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains. As international attention has focused on forest conservation, farmers, foresters, biologists, and the Tanzanian state have realized that only complex negotiations will save these treasured, but rapidly disappearing, landscapes.
Highland Sanctuary unravels the complex interactions among agriculture, herding, forestry, the colonial state, and the landscape itself. In his examination of the region’s history of ecological transformation, Christopher Conte demonstrates how these forces have combined to create an ever-changing mosaic of forest and field. His study illuminates the debate over ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Ecology & History
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821415535
SKU
V9780821415535
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Ref
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About Christopher A. Conte
Christopher A. Conte is an associate professor of history at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, where he teaches African and environmental history. He is the author of several articles on ecological change in East Africa’s highlands.

Reviews for Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History in Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains
“This fascinating study deserves the attention of a wide variety of scholars and development experts. Highly recommended.”
Choice
“This is a notable addition to the environmental history of Tanzania. It is a work that neatly blends archival and field research, and the approach of the author is both sensitive and humane.”
American Historical Review
“Conte’s history ... Read more

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