Civilizing Nature
National Parks in Global Historical Perspective
This book makes a unique contribution to the conservation literature by enhancing one's understanding and appreciation of the cultural meaning of nature conservation through the lens of national park development. [...] Highly recommended. · Choice[This volume] brings together an appealing array of scholars to describe and discuss how the term 'national park' has been perceived and used worldwide. While taking readers on a whirlwind tour of places-20-odd parks in more than 16 countries in 13 chapters-it explores ideas of 'territorialization' 'nationalism,' and 'globalization' in an ecological milieu and, in turn, puts 'wilderness,' 'nature,'…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Höhler, Sabine (Hrsg.) / Kupper, Patrick (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78238-908-8
- EAN: 9781782389088
- Produktnummer: 17764336
- Verlag: Berghahn Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 306 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 446 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 446
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.
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