Bernhard (Hrsg.) Gissibl

Civilizing Nature

National Parks in Global Historical Perspective

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National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of these ecological and political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States, this volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time. It focuses esp… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Höhler, Sabine (Hrsg.) / Kupper, Patrick (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-85745-527-7
EAN: 9780857455277
Produktnummer: 20453568
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 304 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 4'087 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Reihenbandnummer: 1

Über den Autor

Bernhard Gissibl is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leibniz-Institute of European History in Mainz. His PhD dissertation explored the history of hunting and wildlife conservation in colonial Tanzania and is forthcoming with Berghahn under the title The Nature of German Imperialism. Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in colonial East Africa.