Colonial Seeds in African Soil - A Critical History of Forest Conservation in Sierra Leone

"Empire forestry"-the broadly shared forest management practice that emerged in the West in the nineteenth century-may have originated in Europe, but it would eventually reshape the landscapes of colonies around the world. Melding the approaches of environmental history and political ecology, Colonial Seeds in African Soil unravels the complex ways this dynamic played out in twentieth-century colonial Sierra Leone. While giving careful attention to topics such as forest reservation and exploitation, the volume moves beyond conservation practices and discourses, attending to the overlapping social, economic, and political contexts that have shaped approaches to forest management over time.

Sommario

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Sierra Leone: Colonial Seeds enter the African Soil

Chapter 2. Reservationism

Chapter 3. Plantations

Chapter 4. Exploitation

Chapter 5. Wildlife Conservation

Epilogue

Index

Info autore

Paul Munro is a Scientia Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the Environment and Society Group, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Munro, Munro Paul
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781789206258
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-625-8
• Pagine: 212
• Serie: Environment in History: International Perspectives; Environment in History: Intern
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tecnica edile e ambientale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Politik und Staat, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Colonialism & imperialism, Conservation of the environment, Colonialism and imperialism, African History