An environmental history of Southern Malawi : land and people of the Shire Highlands / Brian Morris.
This book is a pioneering and comprehensive study of the environmental history of Southern Malawi. With over fifty years of experience, anthropologist and social ecologist Brian Morris draws on a wide range of data - literary, ethnographic and archival - in this interdisciplinary volume. Specificall...
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| 245 | 1 | 3 | |a An environmental history of Southern Malawi : |b land and people of the Shire Highlands / |c Brian Morris. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Glossary; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: An Environmental History of Malawi; Chapter 2: The Natural History of the Shire Highlands; 1 Prologue; 2 Geomorphology and Climate; 3 Vegetation; 3.1 Brachystegia Woodlands; 3.2 The Evergreen Forests and Associates; 3.3 Montane Forest; 3.4 Submontane Forest; 3.5 Lowland Forest; 3.6 Riparian Forest; 3.7 Montane Grassland; 3.8 Zomba Mountain; 3.9 The Blantyre Hills; 3.10 Thyolo Mountain; 3.11 Mulanje Mountain; 3.12 The Lake Chilwa Basin and the Phalombe Plain; 4 Wildlife. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5 The Early PeopleChapter 3: The People of the Shire Highlands; 1 Prologue; 2 Political Life and Ethnicity; 2.1 The Maravi; 2.2 The Yao; 2.3 The Lomwe; 3 Socio-economic Life; 4 The Land and Its People; 4.1 The Chiefdom (Ufumu); 4.2 The Village Community (Mudzi); 4.3 The Sororate Group (Mbumba); 4.4 The Family-Household (Banja); Chapter 4: Harry Johnston and the Yao Chiefdoms; 1 Prologue; 2 The Rise and Fall of the Yao Chiefdoms; 3 Johnston's Administration; 4 Zomba Botanic Garden; Chapter 5: The Plantation Economy; 1 Prologue; 2 The Early Export Trade 1891-1915; 3 The Colonial Economy. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 4 The Lomwe Influx and the Thangata System5 Cotton; 6 Tobacco; Chapter 6: The Chilembwe Rebellion; 1 Prologue; 2 John Chilembwe and his Mentor; 3 The Providence Industrial Mission and the Thangata System; 4 African Planters and Their Discontents; 5 The Rebellion; 6 Interpreting the Rebellion; Chapter 7: A History of the Tea Estates; 1 Prologue; 2 The Trans-Zambezi Railway; 3 The Thangata System Revamped; 4 The Early History of Tea in Nyasaland; 5 The Early Pioneers; 5.1 Magombwa Estate; 5.2 Mboma Estate; 5.3 Naming'omba Estate; 5.4 Ruo Estate; 6 The Ecology and Production of Tea. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 7 Conclusion: The Tea Industry EstablishedChapter 8: Conservation Mania in Colonial Malawi; 1 Prologue; 2 Hunting and Wildlife in the Shire Highlands; 3 Wildlife Conservation; 4 The Origins of the Conservation Ethic in Nyasaland; 4.1 Ecological Holism; 4.2 The Dust-Bowl Syndrome; 4.3 The Imperial Forestry Institute; 4.4 Forest Conservation; 4.5 Forest Reserves; 4.6 Afforestation; 5 Village Forest Areas; 6 Soil Conservation; Chapter 9: The Post-War Years; 1 Prologue; 2 Economic Transformations; 2.1 Two Issues that Particularly Troubled Colby; 2.2 The Very Different Story of Tung. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3 The Famine of 19494 The Abrahams Report and the Land Acquisitions; 5 The 1953 Disturbances in Thyolo; 6 The Conservation Crusade in Thyolo; 7 The Domasi Rebellion; Chapter 10: Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival Material; Published Books and Articles; Index. | |
| 520 | |a This book is a pioneering and comprehensive study of the environmental history of Southern Malawi. With over fifty years of experience, anthropologist and social ecologist Brian Morris draws on a wide range of data - literary, ethnographic and archival - in this interdisciplinary volume. Specifically focussing on the complex and dialectical relationship between the people of Southern Malawi, both Africans and Europeans, and the Shire Highlands landscape, this study spans the nineteenth century until the end of the colonial period. It includes detailed accounts of the early history of the peoples of Northern Zambezia; the development of the plantation economy and history of the tea estates in the Thyolo and Mulanje districts; the Chilembwe rebellion of 1915; and the complex tensions between colonial interests in conserving natural resources and the concerns of the Africans of the Shire Highlands in maintaining their livelihoods. A landmark work, Morris's study constitutes a major contribution to the environmental history of Southern Africa. It will appeal not only to scholars, but to students in anthropology, economics, history and the environmental sciences, as well as to anyone interested in learning more about the history of Malawi, and ecological issues relating to southern Africa. | ||
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