Ploughing New Ground: Food, Farming & Environmental Change in Ethiopia by Getnet

FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Ploughing New Ground by Getnet Bekele An in-depth analysis of the politics and practice of food production and supply in Ethiopia, and their impact on the largely agricultural economy and farming populations, who represent nearly 80 per cent of the countrys population. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION

Brand New Publisher Description An in-depth analysis of the politics and practice of food production and supply in Ethiopia, and their impact on the largely agricultural economy and farming populations, who represent nearly 80 per cent of the countrys population.Winner of the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2018.In October 2016, the Ethiopian administration declared a State of Emergency in response to anti-Government demonstrations and mass riots. While the Government claimed the riots stemmed from subversive activities among large diasporic populations in the West, the evidence suggests that they were provoked by widespread internal dissatisfaction.Land deals by the Government with foreign investors, the building of vast hydroelectric dams, sugar estates and industry parks, and urban sprawl have put pressure on agricultural, rural areas. Today, dispossessions, drought and social unrest surround fears of the worst food shortages in decades. Examining these developments in Ethiopias lake region, the author shows how transformations in state-society relations and the organization of production and exchange have impacted on a population of smallholder farmers for whom agriculture is not only the mainstay of the economy but a way of life.Getnet Bekele is Associate Professor of History at Oakland University, MI, wherehe teaches African History and the Environmental and Economic History of Africa and the Global South. Table of Contents IntroductionLandscape Pastoral: The making and remaking of a grassland environment, 1886-1916Negotiating a Landscape: Continuity and change in a grassland environment, 1917-1941Blurring the Boundaries: The ascendancy of crop production in a flexible environment, 1942-1955Fresh Encounters and Morphing Strategies: The changing organization of production in an era of agricultural intervention, 1956-1965Inputs, Outputs and the Farm: Transformations in the science, politics and praxis of agricultural development, 1966-1974Competition and Co-existence: Creating space for small- to large-scale farming, 1966-1974Of Production and Production Relations: Farming in an era of revolutionary change and socialist development, 1975-1991Vicious Circle: Agricultural development at the time of "revolutionary democracy", 1991-2016Conclusion Review Winner of the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2018. * . *Richly documented and beautifully written, Getnet Bekeles book merits reading by anyone interested in comparative understanding of agrarian and environmental change, rural development, and food security in Africa and elsewhere. * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW *Ploughing New Ground is a well-written and fascinating study. It is a local history which deepens our understanding of Ethiopian agriculture. Getnet should be congratulated for presenting new and exciting work on the history of agricultural and environmental change in Ethiopia, a subject on which literature is scant. * ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW * Review Text Winner of the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2018. Richly documented and beautifully written, Getnet Bekeles book merits reading by anyone interested in comparative understanding of agrarian and environmental change, rural development, and food security in Africa and elsewhere. AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW Ploughing New Ground is a well-written and fascinating study. It is a local history which deepens our understanding of Ethiopian agriculture. Getnet should be congratulated for presenting new and exciting work on the history of agricultural and environmental change in Ethiopia, a subject on which literature is scant. ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW Review Quote Winner of the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2018. Richly documented and beautifully written, Getnet Bekeles book merits reading by anyone interested in comparative understanding of agrarian and environmental change, rural development, and food security in Africa and elsewhere. AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW Ploughing New Ground is a well-written and fascinating study. It is a local history which deepens our understanding of Ethiopian agriculture. Getnet should be congratulated for presenting new and exciting work on the history of agricultural and environmental change in Ethiopia, a subject on which literature is scant. ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW Details ISBN1847011748 Author Getnet Bekele Publisher James Currey Series Eastern Africa Series ISBN-10 1847011748 ISBN-13 9781847011749 Format Hardcover Year 2017 Media Book Imprint James Currey Subtitle Food, Farming & Environmental Change in Ethiopia Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 224 DEWEY 338.10963 Short Title Ploughing New Ground Language English Series Number 38 Publication Date 2017-08-18 UK Release Date 2017-08-18 AU Release Date 2017-08-18 NZ Release Date 2017-08-18 Illustrations 3 line illus. 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