Thaddeus Sunseri

Broschiertes Buch

Wielding the Ax

State Forestry and Social Conflict in Tanzania, 1820-2000

Beschreibung

Shows the origins, nature, and demise of colonial rule in East Africa and of the first fitful decades of independence. This title provides a story of shifting constellations of power over forests, beginning with African chiefs and forest spirits - both known as 'ax-wielders' - and ending with international conservation experts.

Autor

Thaddeus Sunseri is a professor of African history at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He is the author of Vilimani: Labor Migration and Rural Change in Early Colonial Tanzania.

Produktdetails

• Series in Ecology and History
• Verlag: Ohio University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780821418659
• ISBN-10: 0821418653
• Artikelnr.: 25856075