Africa : a study in tropical development / [by] L. Dudley Stamp

Stamp, Laurence Dudley (1898-1966)

1953, First Edition. New York : Wiley. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean.Minor library marks remain. Item #354738

Physical description; vii, 568 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded) ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; African highlights -- Unrolling the map of Africa -- The physical background -- African climates and the water problem -- Soils -- Forest, grassland and desert -- African peoples and ways of life -- The plagues of Africa -- pests and disease -- Transportation in Africa -- Egypt and the Nile -- Mediterranean Africa or the Barbary States -- The Sahara -- West Africa -- The Sudan -- Ethiopia and the Red Sea margins -- Equatorial Africa -- East Africa -- Central Africa and the southern savanna lands -- South Africa -- African seas and islands -- African problems -- past, present, future -- Statistical summary. Subjects; Travel. Geography Africa. Social conditions Africa. Economic conditions Africa. Descriptions. Development. Economic development Africa. Rural development Africa. Human geography Africa. Africa Regional geography. Human geography Africa. Africa Description and travel (1951-1976). Africa Geography. Africa Economic conditions. Land use Africa. Africa Geography. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.

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