The best books on environmental history, science, and development

Book cover of Eroding the Commons: The Politics of Ecology in Baringo, Kenya, 1890s-1963 Book cover of Ecology Control and Economic Development in East African History: The Case of Tanganyika, 1850–1950 (Eastern African Studies) Book cover of Africa as a Living Laboratory: Empire, Development, and the Problem of Scientific Knowledge, 1870-1950 Book cover of The Rise of Conservation in South Africa: Settlers, Livestock, and the Environment 1770-1950 Book cover of Environmental Infrastructure in African History: Examining the Myth of Natural Resource Management in Namibia

Want books like Africa as a Living Laboratory?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Africa as a Living Laboratory.

Book cover of Environmental Infrastructure in African History: Examining the Myth of Natural Resource Management in Namibia Book cover of The Rise of Conservation in South Africa: Settlers, Livestock, and the Environment 1770-1950 Book cover of Ecology Control and Economic Development in East African History: The Case of Tanganyika, 1850–1950 (Eastern African Studies) Book cover of Eroding the Commons: The Politics of Ecology in Baringo, Kenya, 1890s-1963 Book cover of Heart of Darkness Book cover of The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands

Browse books like Africa as a Living Laboratory

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in colonies, Africa, and colonization?

Colonies 77 books
Africa 276 books
Colonization 26 books