African landscapes:interdisciplinary approaches
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | New York [London] |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Studies in human ecology and adaptation ; 4 |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78682-7 |
Carrier Form: | xxiii, 515 p., [24] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780387786827 (electronic bk.) 0387786821 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | Q988 |
CLC: | Q988 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Visions of landscapes : an introduction / Michael Bollig -- Arid landscapes : detection and reconstruction : perspectives from earth sciences and archaeology -- State, power, and control in Africa's arid landscapes : perspectives from the historical sciences -- Identity, memory, and power in Africa's arid landscapes : perspectives from social and cultural anthropology -- Language and the conceptualisation and epistemics of African arid landscapes : perspectives from linguistics and oral history. |