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- Integrative approach, brings all relevant disciplines into the discussion
- Combines theoretical presentations with case studies by experts in on African landscapes
- Explains history and development of Landscape Studies
Part of the book series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation (STHE, volume 4)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Arid Landscapes: Detection and Reconstruction - Perspectives from Earth Sciences and Archaeology
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State, Power and Control in Africa’s Arid Landscapes: Perspectives from the Historical Sciences
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Identity, Memory and Power in Africa’s Arid Landscapes: Perspectives from Social and Cultural Anthropology
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Language and the Conceptualisation and Epistemics of African Arid Landscapes: Perspectives from Linguistics and Oral History
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About this book
Landscape studies provide a crucial perspective into the interaction between humans and their environment, shedding insight on social, cultural, and economic topics. The research explores both the way that natural processes have affected the development of culture and society, as well as the ways that natural landscapes themselves are the product of historical and cultural processes.
Most previous studies of the landscape selectively focused on either the natural sciences or the social sciences, but the research presented in African Landscapes bridges that gap. This work is unique in its interdisciplinary scope. Over the past twelve years, the contributors to this volume have participated in the collaborative research center ACACIA (Arid Climate Adaptation and Cultural Innovation in Africa), which deals with the relationship between cultural processes and ecological dynamics in Africa’s arid areas.
The case studies presented here come from mainly Sahara/Sahel and southwestern Africa, and are all linked to broader discussions on the concept of landscape, and themes of cultural, anthropological, geographical, botanical, sociological, and archaeological interest. The contributions in this work are enhanced by full color photographs that put the discussion in context visually.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The volume appears to be marketed primarily at researchers interested in African landscapes … . the volume’s production quality is good. The typeface and layout is attractive and the quality of English is sound overall … . In summary, this is an eclectic, quirky, at times challenging … interesting volume. … will form a useful addition to many library shelves.” (Stephen Tooth, Journal of African Archaeology, Vol. 9 (1), January, 2011)Bibliographic Information
Book Title: African Landscapes
Book Subtitle: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Editors: Olaf Bubenzer, Michael Bollig
Series Title: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78682-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-78681-0Published: 19 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2695-1Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-78682-7Published: 12 June 2009
Series ISSN: 1574-0501
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 515
Number of Illustrations: 108 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Anthropology, Archaeology, Regional and Cultural Studies, Environment, general