Indigenous and colonial land-use systems in Indo-Oceanian savannas: The case of New Caledonia
| Title | Indigenous and colonial land-use systems in Indo-Oceanian savannas: The case of New Caledonia |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1980 |
| Authors | Barrau, J |
| Editor | Harris, DR |
| Book Title | Human ecology in savanna environments |
| Pagination | 253-265 |
| Date Published | 1980 |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| City | London; New York |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 0-12-326550-9; 978-0-12-326550-0 |
| Call Number | GF895.H84 |
| Keywords | colonialism; land tenure |
| Abstract | In this chapter, I focus on Melanesian land-use systems and in particular on the southwestern Pacific island of New Caledonia, where the historical contrast and conflict that developed in many parts of the tropics between indigenous and colonial systems can be demonstrated with great clarity. (author) |
| Notes | original notation: Bibliography. The entire book has information on indigenous knowledge (table of contents included). ISU #GF 895 H84 |
| URL | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6423546 |
| Number of pages | 522 pp |
