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Christian A. Kull

Isle of Fire

The Political Ecology of Landscape Burning in Madagascar

256 pages, 17 halftones, 11 line drawings, 19 tables  6 x 9  © 2004
Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers

Cloth $59.00

ISBN: 9780226461403   Published July 2004

Paper $28.00

ISBN: 9780226461410   Published July 2004

Acknowledgments
Glossary
Part One: The Fire Problem
1. The Isle of Fire: Problem, Theory, and Setting
2. The Nature of Fire: Bad Fire, Good Fire, Complex Fire
Part Two: Landscape Burning and Livelihoods
3. Grassland Fire: The Agropastoral Logic of Fire across the Highlands
4. Woodland Fire: Fire and Rural Economy in the Tapia Woodlands
5. Forest Fire: Slash-and-Burn Farmers on a Forest Frontier
Part Three: Fire Politics
6. The Struggle over Fire: Criminalization and Resistance
7. Fire Politics: A History of State Antifire Efforts
8. Empowering Rural Fire Setters: Towards Community-Based Fire Management
9. Conclusion
Appendices
1. Official Statistics of Annual Fire Extent
2. Summary of Legislation and Government Acts Relevant to Fire, 1896-1998
References
Index
Awards
  • James M. Blaut Award
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