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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815044703321

Autore

Inyang Ekpe <1963->

Titolo

The Hill Barbers / Ekpe Inyang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press, , 2010

[East Lansing, Mich.]

ISBN

9956-717-00-2

9956-616-17-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Soggetti

Theater

Domestic drama

Theater - Cameroon

Cameroon

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Note from Author -- Dedication -- Preface -- Characters in the Play -- Yesterday -- Today -- Tomorrow.

Sommario/riassunto

Crafted in a colourful, razor-sharp blend of poetry and prose, The Hill Barbers depicts the wanton destruction of water catchments in most communities in Africa. This is inextricably linked to the traditional practice of shifting cultivation, motivated largely by farmers' struggle to acquire more arable farmland to meet the needs of their rapidly growing families. The immediate consequence is acute water shortages, with obvious health and economic implications. Agro-forestry and other soil management techniques are subtly proposed as practical measures to effectively address the issue of shifting cultivation and the associated problem of encroachment into the delicate water catchments.