Desert Frontier: Ecological and Economic Change Along the Western Sahel, 1600-1850

Desert Frontier: Ecological and Economic Change Along the Western Sahel, 1600-1850

by James L. a. Jr. Webb (Author)

Synopsis

A study of the ecological and economic impact of desertification along the southern edge of the western Sahara. A climatological trend toward increasing aridity has forced the desert 300 kilometers to the south, transforming ethnic identities and ways of life along the Western Sahel.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 254
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 30 Sep 1994

ISBN 10: 0299143341
ISBN 13: 9780299143343