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Title Livelihoods and landscapes : the people of Guquka and Koloni and their resources / edited by Paul Hebinck, Peter C. Lent
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 394 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Afrika-studiecentrum series, 1570-9310 ; v. 9
Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 9.
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Land use, Rural -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies
Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies
Agricultural laborers -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies
Natural resources -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural laborers
Land use, Rural
Natural resources
Rural development
South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Hebinck, Paulus Gerardus Maria, 1953-
Lent, Peter C.
LC no. 2007026972
ISBN 9789047430940
9047430948
9004161694
9789004161696
1281936448
9781281936448
9786611936440
6611936440