Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 394 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Afrika-studiecentrum series,
1570-9310 ;
v. 9
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Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 9.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Investigating rural livelihoods and landscapes in Guquka and Koloni : an introduction / Paul Hebinck -- Rural transformation in the eastern Cape / Paul Hebinck and Wim van Averbeke -- Agro-ecology, land use, and smallholder farming in the central eastern Cape / Wim van Averbeke and James Bennett -- A social history of Guquka and Koloni : settlement and resources / Paul Hebinck and Lothar Smith -- Natural resource base and agricultural potentials / Peter C. Lent -- Local governance and institutions / Wim van Averbeke and James Bennett -- The view from above : a history of land use in Guquka and Koloni, 1938-1996 / Peter C. Lent and Guilty Mupakati -- Production of crops in arable fields and home gardens / Paul Hebinck and Nomakaya Monde -- Livestock production and forage resources / James Bennett and Peter C. Lent -- Gathering from the land / Peter C. Lent -- Mobility and population dynamics / Lothar Smith and Paul Hebinck -- Contemporary livelihoods / Wim van Averbeke and Paul Hebinck -- Life histories and livelihood trajectories / Paul Hebinck [and others] -- Livelihoods and landscapes : people, resources and land use / Paul Hebinck and Wim van Averbeke. |
Summary |
Focussing on the past history and present day life of the people in two villages in the central Eastern Cape, South Africa, this book provides a detailed account of the transformation of rural society and economy since colonisation. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Land use, Rural -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies.
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Land use, Rural. |
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South Africa -- Eastern Cape. |
Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Subject |
Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies.
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Rural development. |
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Agricultural laborers -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies.
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Agricultural laborers. |
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Natural resources -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies.
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Natural resources. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Case studies.
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Case studies.
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Added Author |
Hebinck, Paulus Gerardus Maria, 1953-
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Lent, Peter C.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Livelihoods and landscapes. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007 (DLC) 2007026972 |
ISBN |
9789047430940 (electronic book) |
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9047430948 (electronic book) |
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9789004161696 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004161696.i-394 |
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