Re-creating Eden: Land Use, Environment, and Society in Southern Angola and Northern Namibia

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Bloomsbury Academic, Oct 26, 2004 - History - 293 pages

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.

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Environment and Society in the Middle
15
Pestilence Colonial Conquest and Famine
35
Colonial Pacification Borders and Population Flight
57
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EMMANUEL KREIKE is assistant professor of history at Princeton University, where he teaches African, environmental, and world history.

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