Imposing Wilderness - Struggles Over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Roderick P. Neumann is Associate Professor in the International Relations Department at Florida International University. Klappentext "An impressive achievement. . . . Given the intense and sometimes violent character of park-centered conflicts! given the pivotal role of nature tourism in the foreign-currency earnings of African countries! and given the persistence of rural poverty! Neumann's observations and arguments take on tremendous significance."-Allan Pred! Editorial Board! California Studies in Critical Human Geography Zusammenfassung Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania, known for its scenic beauty, is also a battleground. This title shows how this park embodies the political-ecological dilemmas facing protected areas throughout Africa. It focuses on the symbolic importance of natural landscapes among various social groups in this setting. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Landscapes of Nature! Terrains of Resistance 2. Political and Moral Economy on Mount Meru 3. Conservation versus Custom: State Seizure of Natural Resource Control 4. Protecting Fauna of the Empire: TheEvolution of National Parks in Tanzania 5. Patterns of Predation at Arusha National Park 6. Village Moral Economy and the New Colonialism Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: Roderick P. Neumann
• Assisted by: Roderick P. Neumann (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2002
• EAN: 9780520234680
• ISBN: 978-0-520-23468-0
• No. of pages: 271
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Series: California Studies in Critical; California Studies in Critical Human Geography
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); NATURE / Natural Resources, Geography, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Relating to indigenous peoples, Conservation of the environment, Earth Sciences, Human rights, civil rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies