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Crisis and Decline in Bunyoro: Population and Environment in Western Uganda 1860-1955(Eastern African Studies)

Crisis and Decline in Bunyoro: Population and Environment in Western Uganda 1860-1955(Eastern African Studies)


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Examines one society's reaction to a period of prolonged, rapid population decline, a trauma that seems likely to become ever more common in African in years to come. Colonial rule triggered rapid population growth in most of Africa. Why then did Bunyoro suffer exceptionally low levels of fertility and high levels of mortality right through the colonial period? The crucial event was the invasion of Bunyoro by British forces in 1893. By 1899, when her resistance was finally broken, much of Bunyoro's best rangeland had been transferred to her neighbours, and what remained of the kingdom was largely depopulated and overrunby disease-bearing insects and game. As a consequence of this ecological disaster Bunyoro had the lowest livestock levels in colonial East Africa. The lack of livestock lay at the heart of the problems of malnutrition, low marriage rates, poverty and emigration that, in combination with high rates of sexually transmitted diseases, obstructed Bunyoro's demographic recovery for half a century. This book addresses a number of issues of contemporaryrelevance. It considers the conflict between traditional African rulers and the modern state, the relationship between demography and environmental change, the history of the STDs, and the impact of cash-cropping on rural inequality. SHANE DOYLE is a Lecturer in History at Leeds University Published in association with The British Institute in Eastern Africa North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers; Kenya: EAEP

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Bunyoro & the demographic & environmental history of Africa - The state & pre-colonial ecology, health & demography - Crisis & reform in the age of Kamurasi & Kabaleega, 1860-90 - The origins, nature & impact of conquest - Politics in Bunyoro 1900-24 - Bunyoro's economy 1900-24 - Famine, disease & demography 1900-24 - Neglect & nostalgia: politics 1924-55 - Bunyoro's economy 1924-55 - Disease & demography 1924-55 - Conclusion - Bibliography.

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This work is a welcome and salutary history of colonial loss and decline that incorporates colonial politics and policy, but goes beyond to focus on demographics, disease andenvironment. ...Highly recommended. - Makes a significant contribution to understanding health and population issues in one portion of Uganda. ...In essence, this is a comprehensive study which makes important arguments regarding African historical demography, political ecology, colonial gender relations and political and economic change in Bunyoro. - Environmental and East African historians will appreciate the challenges inherent in the reconstruction of Africa's demographic past. Doyle furthers our understanding of complexities of demographic transitions in African societies by offering a clearly written and well-researched case study of an important East African kingdom. Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro successfully illustrates how demography is influenced by politics, economics, disease, environmental conditions and, ultimately, personal choice. -


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  • ISBN-13: 9780852554319
  • Publisher: James Currey
  • Publisher Imprint: James Currey
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Sub Title: Population and Environment in Western Uganda 1860-1955
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0852554311
  • Publisher Date: 18 May 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Eastern African Studies
  • Weight: 388 gr


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