Re-Creating Eden: Land Use, Environment, and Society in Southern Angola and Northern Namibia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780325070773)

This work analyzes the social and environmental impact of colonial conquest and pacification of Africa through a case study of the Angolan-Namibian borderlands.

This work analyzes the social and environmental impact of colonial conquest and pacification of Africa through a case study of the Angolan-Namibian borderlands. These areas were exposed to three different systems of colonial expansion: German, Portuguese, and British (South African). This study demonstrates the interactions between social and environmental factors, structures and processes and shows that colonial conquest needs to be acknowledged as a major problem.

It includes in-depth analysis of the late 19th to 20th century processes of social and environmental change at the village, household, and individual levels. It illustrates how refugees managed to restore a workable environment without massive outside aid and despite colonial exactions.

Author: Emmanuel Kreike
ISBN-10: 0325070776
ISBN-13: 9780325070773
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.46w x 1.12d