Eroding the Commons: The Politics of Ecology in Baringo, Kenya, 1890s-1963

by David M. Anderson and David Anderson

Book Overview

Colonial Baringo was largely unnoticed until drought and localized famine in the mid-1920s led to claims that its crisis was brought on by overcrowding and livestock mismanagement. In response to the alarm over erosion, the state embarked on a program for rehabilitation, conservation, and development.

Eroding the Commons examines Baringo's efforts to contend with the problems of erosion and describes how they became a point of reference...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821414801
• ISBN13: 9780821414804
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.6"