Nature Crime
How We're Getting Conservation Wrong
In this impressively researched, alarming book, Rosaleen Duffy investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West's attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory, and ultimately very damaging. Analyzing the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, Duffy points out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for cellular phones to exotic meats sold in London street markets. She looks at the role of ecotourism, showing how Western travelers contribute--often unwittingly--to the destruction of natural environments. Most strikingly, she argues that the imperati…
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- ISBN: 978-0-300-15434-4
- EAN: 9780300154344
- Produktnummer: 6376448
- Verlag: Yale University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.6 cm x D2.6 cm 610 g
- Gewicht: 610
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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