ISBN:
3-8039-0061-1
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978-3-8039-0061-6
Language:
English
Pages:
176 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Afrika-Studien Nr. 75
Keywords:
Kenia Ethnie, Afrika
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Sozialgeschichte
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Wirtschaftsgeschichte
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Landwirtschaft
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Forstwirtschaft
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Landnutzung
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Sozialer Wandel
Abstract:
This study examines attempts to expand agricultural production in Meru District, Kenya. Basing the assessment of change upon a detailed exposition of traditional agriculture, original field work and documentary research demonstrate that following the colonial era of limited agricultural change, the period from 1950 to 1969 was characterized by rapidly accelerating modernization in the agricultural system. The introduction of new food and cash crops, new methods of cultivation, improved breeds of animals, and a new system of land tenure are the principal changes since 1950. Although these might be termed revolutionary, bottlenecks in the flow of food grains, increasing disparity between highland and lowland, and decreasing amount of land per capita all diminish the record of agricultural modernization. (Umschlagtext)
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction - A. The setting and physical environment - B. The Meru people: cultural and historical background - C. Traditional evaluation and use of Meru environments - D. Early agricultural change 1908-1950 - E. Recent agricultural change 1950-1969 - F. Conclusion - Appendices - Bibliography
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 149-157
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Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1968
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