From B.SIMPSON@CGIAR.ORG Thu Sep 2 06:59:26 1999 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id GAA41610 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 06:59:25 -0700 Received: from smta-hub-2.CGNET.COM (smta-hub-2.cgnet.com [198.93.224.234]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.08) with ESMTP id GAA17849 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 06:59:25 -0700 Received: from CGNET.COM ([192.156.137.1]) by smta-hub-2.cgnet.com (PMDF V5.2-32 #40179) with ESMTP id <0FHF009SJQUBH9@smta-hub-2.cgnet.com> for indknow@u.washington.edu; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 06:59:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msm.cgnet.com by CGNET.COM (PMDF V4.3-9 #18290) id <01JFHI9P4OSG006KE5@CGNET.COM>; Thu, 02 Sep 1999 06:58:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by msm.cgnet.com with Microsoft Mail id <37CE8503@msm.cgnet.com>; Thu, 02 Sep 1999 07:09:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 12:11:00 -0700 (PDT) From: "Simpson, Brent" Subject: Book Announcement: Roots of Change To: "'indknow@u.washington.edu'" Message-id: <37CE8503@msm.cgnet.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="Boundary (ID TD6DG3YvKGVRh/nxLJGMpw)" --Boundary (ID TD6DG3YvKGVRh/nxLJGMpw) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Dear All, For those of you interested in IK and the rapid evolution of local farming systems the following may be of interest to you. Cheers, Brent Simpson The Roots of Change: Human behaviour and agricultural evolution in Mali Brent M. Simpson The Roots of Change focuses attention on the source of local agrarian change: human creativity and social interaction. Building on the view that these innate human characteristics are central forces in the evolution of local agricultural systems, this volume explores the patterns of farmers= individual and joint behaviour in the generation, adaptation and spread of new agricultural practices. As well as identifying ways of liberating the creative potential of farmers, fieldworkers and researchers, the study also provides a detailed examination of what, why and how changes have taken place in the farming systems of South-western Mali, and how the indigenous processes involved have interacted with various external research and development efforts. Published in the IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development series. Brent Simpson is the Programme Leader for Systems Development and Technology Transfer at WARDA (West Africa Rice Development Association), Bouake, Cote d=Ivoire. ,15.95. ISBN 1 85339 468 8. June 1999. Paperback. 176pp. Intermediate Technology Publications, 103-105 Southhampton Row, London, WC1B 4HH, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)171 436 9761 Fax +44 (0)171 436 2013 Email: orders@itpubs.org.uk --Boundary (ID TD6DG3YvKGVRh/nxLJGMpw)-- .