Population, tradition, and environmental control in colonial Kenya /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shanguhyia, Martin S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, [2015]
Series:	Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora.
Subjects:	Land use > Kenya > History. Soil conservation > Kenya > History. African traditions. Colonial Kenya. Community. Environmental Control. Historical analysis. Land management. Politics. Population. Society. Tradition. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Administrative and demographic changes : implications on land relations, 1900-1930
Maize and economic prosperity, 1920-38
Internationalizing degradation narratives in Kenya, 1930-38
Prewar soil conservation initiatives and local responses, 1934-38
Wartime production in a besieged environment, 1939-45
Postwar development and the dilemma of "reviving" African traditions, 1945-63
Regional migration and failed agricultural intensification, 1940-66
Conclusion.