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Book SynopsisArgues African ways of seeing and interpreting their environments and past are not only critical to how historians write environmental history, they also have important lessons for policymakers and conservationists. It focuses on the Mpiemu people of the Central Arfrican Republic.
Trade ReviewThis is an important, substantial, and innovative study of the intellectual and environmental history of the Mpiemu people. It has the potential to be a landmark study, one that will be widely cited in the future by African historians and likely by environmental, cultural, and developmental scholars as well. - Phyllis Martin, Ruth N. Halls Professor of History, Indiana University ""Cutting the Vines of the Past makes a substantial contribution to African environmental history, conservation history, and the history of environmental interventions in Africa. Giles-Vernick's scholarship is outstanding, the documentation of her sources is meticulous, and her command of the relevant literature is impressive."" - Roderick Neumann, Florida International University, author of Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa
