TY - BOOK AU - Showers,Kate B. TI - Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho SN - 9780821441558 AV - S625.L4.S56 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Athens PB - Ohio University Press KW - Soil erosion--Lesotho--History KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Terminology and Orthography -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Part 1: Lesotho Landscape History -- 1 A History of Lesotho from a Soil Perspective, 1500Ð1980 -- 2 British Perceptions and Programs -- 3 Rain,Hail, and Drought -- Part 2: A Point in Time -- 4 Cultural and Physical Geography of ha Tsilo Valley -- 5 Erosion in ha Tsilo Valley -- Part 3: Perceptions of Erosion and Conservation -- 6 Origins of Soil Erosion and British Response, 1830s-1950s -- 7 Basotho Responses to Erosion and Conservation -- 8 Soil Conservation in Lesotho -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Climate -- Appendix B: Duplex Soils -- Appendix C: Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- References -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3026833 ER -