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Energy for rural development in Zimbabwe
No full textThe studies presented in this volume were originally carried out as part of the Zimbabwe Energy Accounting Project (ZEAP). The ZEAP was a joint undertaking between the Beijer Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Water and Energy Resources and Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe. This volume focuses on one of the objectives of the Project: To examine rural energy problems in general, and the woodfuel problem in particular
Sanction dilemmas : some implications of economic sanctions against South Africa
No full textThis paper discusses some of the arguments in the debate on economic sanctions against South Africa and why this debate at times is confused. Taking its point of departure in recent literature on sanctions, it elaborates some of the main issues: The example of Rhodesia, sanctions and the structural weaknesses of the South African economy, repercussions on the front line states, and effects of "disinvestment" by the transnational companies
Land struggles & social differentiation in Southern Mozambique
No full textThis essay tells the story of an important area in the fertile Limpopo valley in southern Mozambique. It documents for the first time the rise and the fall of a major Portuguese settlement venture in Africa, and it pursues the story through the state farm epoch. In 1983, the agricultural development strategy changed, and land begun to be distributed to the peasants. This essay terminates by describing this latest phase, highlighting the strong differentiating effects and the class formation that is taking place in the area
Camels in development : sustainable production in African drylands
No full textThis book draws on the expertise of researchers from the Third world on the role that the dromedary can play for milk and meat production in areas struck by drought. It reports from a seminar that occured October 20-22, 1987
Sydafrika i södra Afrika
No full textEn redovisning av och diskussion om 1980-talets ekonomiska struktur i södra Afrika och Sydafrikas dominans både ekonomiskt och militärt över grannstaterna.2nd edition.</p
People and production in late precolonial Tanzania : History and structures
No full textContents: 1. Introduction: History and historical knowledge -- 2. Endogenous and exogenous historical -- 3. Restructuring of trade and slavery -- 4. Intensification of war, famine and disease -- 5. Societies and social structures -- 6. Production: The appropriation of nature -- 7. Social organization of production -- 8. Aspects of reproduction -- 9. Residence and settlement -- 10. Conclusion : Beyond merry and primitive</p
Afrika i skolböckerna : gamla fördomar och nya
No full textUtgiven av 'Framtid för Afrika'. Ett samverkansprojekt mellan Sida och enskilda organisationer.</p
The camel in Somali oral traditions
No full textThe relationship between the camel and the Somali people has traditionally been reflected in Somalia's oral literary forms: Poems, proverbs, work songs, metaphores and tales of wisdom. The author has gathered countless references to camels from these Somali traditions.Contents: A Perspective on Camel Poetry in Somalia / T Hjort -- Animal Husbandry -- Camel Husbandry -- Brief Biographies of Poets Quoted in the Original Text---This book is a translation of Suuganta Geela (1987).</p
The women's question and the modes of human reproduction : an analysis of a Tanzanian village
No full textIn whose interest is it to produce children? What is the linkage between reproductive relations and the position of women in society? Is it possible to have a universal theory to deal with the women's question in any historical situation? These and other issues are examined in the study written by Ulla Vuorela who has done extensive fieldwork in a Tanzanian village. Her courageous theory and its pertinent application in a village study open the reader's eyes to new insights into the women's question in the wider context of development issues. In this book, traditions are linked with essential problems of our time, with the overall economic crisis and its effect on women and men and the problems of human reproduction