Green colonialism in Zimbabwe, 1890-1980 / Vimbai Kwashirai.

  • Kwashirai, Vimbai Chaumba, 1961-
Date:
[2009]
  • Books

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Description

"In this first critical work on the topic, author Vimbai Kwashirai focuses on woodland conservation and commercial development in Zimbabwe during the colonial period. This book casts much light on the environmental impact on a part of Africa caused by the push and pull of politics and economics, and will be an important addition to collections in African studies, environmental studies, and political science."--From publisher's website.

Publication/Creation

Amherst, N.Y. : Cambria Press, [2009]

Physical description

xx, 398 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Contents

Background : exploitation and conservation in African woodland and forest -- The early colonial era, 1890-1900 -- Gusu Reservation, experimentation and shifting cultivation, 1900-1910 -- The concessionaires, 1910-1923 -- Monopolising Zambezi teak, 1923-1938 -- The practice of conservation ideology, 1930s -- War and peacetime timber demand, 1939-1953 -- Fire control and forest policy toward Africans -- The entrenchment of conservation ideas, 1950-1965 -- Civil war and independence, 1966-1980.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    AOX.171
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781604976458
  • 1604976454