Plunder for Profit A Socio-Environmental History of Tobacco Farming in Southern Rhodesia and Zimbabwe
Book contents
- Plunder for Profit
- African Studies Series
- Plunder for Profit
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Note on Currency, Units and Weight
- Introduction
- 1 Global Perspectives and Local Narratives
- 2 The Post-War Tobacco Boom and the Development of Conservationism in Southern Rhodesia, 1947–1960
- 3 A Silenced Spring? Exploring Africa’s ‘Rachel Carson Moment’
- 4 Beyond Agency
- 5 ‘The Threat of Soil Erosion Is Far More Permanent Than the Threat of Sanctions’
- 6 Tobacco-Control Discourses and the Tobacco Industry in Southern Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, 1953–2020
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
5 - ‘The Threat of Soil Erosion Is Far More Permanent Than the Threat of Sanctions’
The Unilateral Declaration of Independence, War, and Ecological Change in Tobacco-Farming Landscapes in Southern Rhodesia, 1960–1980
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2023
Book contents
- Plunder for Profit
- African Studies Series
- Plunder for Profit
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Note on Currency, Units and Weight
- Introduction
- 1 Global Perspectives and Local Narratives
- 2 The Post-War Tobacco Boom and the Development of Conservationism in Southern Rhodesia, 1947–1960
- 3 A Silenced Spring? Exploring Africa’s ‘Rachel Carson Moment’
- 4 Beyond Agency
- 5 ‘The Threat of Soil Erosion Is Far More Permanent Than the Threat of Sanctions’
- 6 Tobacco-Control Discourses and the Tobacco Industry in Southern Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, 1953–2020
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
This chapter discusses the impact of the 1966 tobacco embargo and the war of liberation, 1972–1980 on tobacco farming landscapes in Southern Rhodesia. It integrates the political and economic aspects of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of 1965 into ecological narratives towards understanding how the pressures of economic sanctions and war prompted new patterns of agrarian development and conservation practices in tobacco farms that had an impact on the environment and landscapes.
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- Plunder for ProfitA Socio-Environmental History of Tobacco Farming in Southern Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, pp. 198 - 224Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023