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Shady Practices is a revealing analysis of the gendered political ecology brought about by conflicting local interests and changing developmental initiatives in a West African village. Between 1975 and 1985, while much of Africa suffered devastating drought conditions, Gambian women farmers succeeded in establishing hundreds of lucrative communal market gardens. In less than a decade, the women's incomes began outstripping their husbands' in many areas, until a shift in development policy away from gender equity and toward environmental concerns threatened to do away with the social and economic gains of the garden boom. Male landholders joined forestry personnel in attempts to displace the gardens and capture women's labor for the irrigation of male-controlled tree crops.
This carefully documented microhistory draws on field experience spanning more than two decades and the insights of disciplines ranging from critical human geography to development studies. Schroeder combines the "success story" of the market gardens with a cautionary tale about the aggressive pursuit of natural resource management objectives, however well intentioned. He shows that questions of power and social justice at the community level need to enter the debates of policymakers and specialists in environment and development planning. ... Read more

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a gap filled
Shady Practices not only fills a gap in gender research, it is also interesting to read. Schroeder describes the context in which he researched in detail including his personal motivation for the research, methods andethical consideraditions. This is something far too litlle published yetuseful and informative for both junior and senior researchers.Altogetherthe book provides a comprehensive description of the rise of femalegardeners in the Gambia. Part of that description is an analysis ofchanging gender relations in the studied villages. It is here that theauthor reveals the care with which he embarked upon the project and thechallenges he faced himself as a male researcher investigating the role ofwomen in a traditionally male-oriented society. Athough the theme remainsin the foreground, carefully described, the role of the author in theresearch and the changes he experiences himself remain present. Inparticular for these reasons, i.e. the honesty of the researcher and theclarity of his writing, I recommend this book for gender researchers whoseinterest is in the theory of gender research and those who are concernedwith feminist methodologies. ... Read more

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Chapters: Guinean Mangroves, Farasuto Forest Community Nature Reserve, the Gambia, Kiang, the Gambia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based on the Gambia River. The country is less than 48 km wide at its greatest width. The country's present boundaries were defined in 1889 after an agreement between the United Kingdom and France. It is often claimed by Gambians that the distance of the borders from the Gambia River correspond to the area that British naval cannon of the time could reach from the river's channel. However, there is no historical evidence to support the story, and the border was actually delineated using careful surveying methods by the Franco-British boundary commission. Apart from its coastline, where The Gambia borders the Atlantic Ocean, it is an enclave of Senegal and is by far the smallest country on the continent of Africa. The Gambia has a subtropical climate with distinct cool and hot seasons. From November to mid-May there is uninterrupted dry weather, with temperatures as low as 16 °C (60.8 °F) in Banjul and surrounding areas. Hot, humid weather predominates the rest of the year, with a rainy season from June to October; during this period, temperatures may rise as high as 43 °C (109.4 °F) but are usually lower near the sea. Mean temperatures range from 23 °C (73.4 °F) in January to 27 °C (80.6 °F) in June along the coast, and from 24 °C (75.2 °F) in January to 32 °C (89.6 °F) in May inland. The average annual rainfall ranges from 920 mm (36.2 in) in the interior to 1,450 mm (57.1 in) along the coast. The grassy flood plain of the Gambia river, which contains Guinean mangroves near the coast, with West Sudanian savanna upriver inland. Location: Western Africa,...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=69671 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on July 1, 1994. The length of the article is 4812 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: In the late 1700s, one of Britain's colonial outposts in The Gambia was considered for use as a major penal colony. This idea was scrapped in favour of its use, in the early 1800s, as a resettlement site for slaves intercepted in the Atlantic and repatriated to Africa's shore. This paper examines the experience of the experimental resettlement programme and draws parallels with problems of refugee resettlement in contemporary Africa.

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Title: Guests of the crown: convicts and liberated slaves on McCarthy Island, The Gambia.
Author: Patrick Webb
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1994
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: v160Issue: n2Page: p136(7)

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This reference work on The Gambia covers the human, physical and political geography of the country. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 923 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Shady Practices: Agroforestry and Gender Politics in The Gambia.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Thomas J. Bassett
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 92Issue: 3Page: 469(2)

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A volume of three writings by Richard Jobson: "The Golden Triangle or a discovery of the River Gambra"; "The discovery of Gambra in the Sion"; "Discovery of the Country of King Solomon"; and extracts from other early sources. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Der Abuko Nature Reserve (dt. Abuko-Naturschutzgebiet) ist mit einer Größe von ungefähr 102 Hektar das bekannteste Naturschutzgebiet im westafrikanischen Staat Gambia. Das im Jahr 1968 eingerichtete Naturschutzgebiet liegt etwa drei Kilometer südlich vor dem Ballungsraum Kombo-St. Mary Area in der Western Division und ist über die Süduferstraße, die weiter nach Brikama im Süden führt, aus gut zu erreichen. Er liegt etwa zwanzig Kilometer südlich vom Zentrum Serekunda entfernt bei dem Ort Abuko. ... Read more

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Chapters: Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Gambia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Gambia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Gambia at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Gambia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Gambia at the Olympics, Gambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Gambia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Track and road events Track and road events The Gambia qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Badou Jack qualified in the middleweight class at the second African continental qualifying tournament. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17429397 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Abuko ist ein Ort im westafrikanischen Staat Gambia. Nach einer Schätzung von 2009 leben dort etwa 7870 Einwohner. Das Ergebnis der letzten veröffentlichen Volkszählung (Zensus) von 1993 betrug 4345. Abuko liegt am südlichen Ufer des Gambia-Fluss in der Kombo-St. Mary Area und gehört damit zu der Verwaltungseinheit Greater Banjul Area. Auf der Süduferstraße, Gambias wichtigster Fernstraße, von Serekunda nach Brikama liegt der Ort noch vor Lamin. Seitlich dieser Straße wird auch der größte Viehmarkt abgehalten. ... Read more