Hunters at the Margin - Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories

Informationen zum Autor John Sandlos is an associate professor of history at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Klappentext Hunters at the Margin examines the conflict in the Northwest Territories between Native hunters and conservationists, arguing that game regulations and national parks helped assert state authority over traditional hunting cultures. Zusammenfassung Hunters at the Margin examines the conflict in the Northwest Territories between Native hunters and conservationists! arguing that game regulations and national parks helped assert state authority over traditional hunting cultures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: The Enigmatic North / Graeme WynnIntroduction: Wildlife and Canadian HistoryPart 1: Bison1 Making Space for Wood Bison2 Control on the Range3 Pastoral DreamsPart 2: Muskox4 The Polar OxPart 3: Caribou5 La Foule! La Foule!6 To Save the Wild Caribou7 The Caribou CrisisConclusionAppendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: John Sandlos
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2008
• EAN: 9780774813631
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1363-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Nature | History | Society; Nature - History - Society; Nature | History | Society; Nature History Society
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories