Indigenous Land Management in West Africa An Environmental Balancing Act

A useful contribution to the discipline. Its strength is the synergism the author has managed to evoke by combining a wealth of data and referenced material to support a well-argued thesis that weaves non-equilibrium ecology with indigenous farming practices in West Africa. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education The chapter order is logical and meaningful. In addition, each chapter can easily stand alone ... While consistency in argument is a primary characteristic of the volume, healthy and appropriate use of data is another hallmark ... sources are current and the documentation of references at the end of each chapter is certainly one of the book's chief assets. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education This book works well as an overview text and an introduction to the region's farming systems, illustrating the value of comparative analysis and the presentation of vignettes of particular farming systems and ecologies ... the book balances the much greater literature on West African political economy, politics, and agrarian history, in which ecological questions often take a back seat. African Affairs