Imperial Gullies : Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho.

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.

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