Sustainable Livelihoods in Kalahari Environments: Contributions to Global Debates.(Book Review) From: The Geographical Review | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Jarosz, Lucy | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Geographical Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IN KALAHARI ENVIRONMENTS: Contributions to Global Debates. Edited by DEBORAH SPORTON and DAVID S. G. THOMAS. xix and 231 pp.; maps, ills., bibliog., index. Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. $130.00 (cloth), ISBN 0198234198.

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