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Working the Sahel : environment and society in northern Nigeria /

This book looks at how people in the semi-arid conditions of the Sahel cope with their harsh environment. It draws on four years of field research with farmers in the Sahelian region and builds on work with these communities over several decades. Reporting on studies of four village communities, it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mortimore, Michael, 1937-2017
Otros Autores: Adams, W. M. (William Mark), 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Colección:Routledge research global environmental change series ; 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Diversity, flexibility and adaptability; 3 Four communities, four systems; 4 Negotiating the rain; 5 Working nature; 6 Making the land work harder; 7 When farmers are not farming; 8 Women, children and the house; 9 Understanding inequality; 10 Managing the managers; Notes; References; Index.