El. knyga: Ecology Of Survival: Case Studies From Northeast African History

Preface -- Note on Transcription -- Introduction: Ecology and society in
northeast African history -- Archaeological and Historical Perspectives --
Human adaptation and long-term climatic change in northeast Africa: an
archaeological perspective -- The great drought and famine of 188892 in
northeast Africa -- Emutai: crisis and response in Maasailand 18831902 --
Case Studies -- Primary export crop production and the origins of the
ecological crisis in Kordofan: the case of Dar Hamar -- Cultivation as a
long-term strategy of survival: the Berti of Darfur -- Traders, farmers and
pastoralists: economic adaptations and environmental problems in the southern
Nuba Mountains of the Sudan -- Adaptation to floods in the Jonglei area of
the Sudan: an historical analysis -- Prelude to disaster: the case of
Karamoja -- Pastoralist migration and colonial policy: a case study from
northern Kenya -- Cultivating pastoralists: ecology and economy among the Il
Chamus of Baringo, 184019801 -- Looking for a cool place: the Mursi,
1890s1980s -- History, drought and reproduction: dynamics of society and
ecology in northeast Ethiopia

Douglas H. Johnson: Formerly Assistant Director for Archives in the Regional Ministry of Culture and Information, Juba, the Sudan; author of several articles on Sudanese history. David M. Anderson: Lecturer in History at Birkbeck College, University of London; co-editor of the Journal of African History, and coeditor with R. Grove of Conservation in Africa: People, Policies and Practice (1987).