Decolonizing nature : strategies for conservation in a post-colonial era / edited by William M. Adams and Martin Mulligan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adams, W. M. (William Mark), 1955-

Mulligan, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--Great Britain--Colonies--Philosophy.

Nature conservation.

Nature conservation--Australia--Philosophy.

Colonization--Environmental aspects--Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Colonization.

Colonization--Environmental aspects--Australia--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

British imperialism was almost unparalleled in its historical and geographical reach leaving a legacy of entrenched social transformation in nations and cultures in every part of the globe. Colonial annexation and government were based on an all-encompassing system that integrated and controlled political economic social and ethnic relations and required a similar annexation and control of natural resources and nature itself. Colonial ideologies were expressed not only in the progressive exploitation of nature but also in the emerging discourses of conservation. At the start of the 21st century

Contents:

Contents; List of figures and tables; List of authors; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Nature and the colonial mind; Chapter 3: Decolonizing relationships with nature; Chapter 4: The 'wild', the market and the native: Indigenous people face new forms of global colonization; Chapter 5: Sharing South African National Parks: Community land and conservation in a democratic South Africa; Chapter 6: Devolving the expropriation of nature: The 'devolution' of wildlife management in southern Africa; Chapter 7: Decolonizing Highland conservation

Chapter 8: Responding to place in a post-colonial era: An Australian perspective Chapter 9: The changing face of nature conservation: Reflections on the Australian experience; Chapter 10: When nature won't stay still: Conservation, equilibrium and control; Chapter 11: Beyond preservation: the challenge of ecological restoration; Chapter 12: Feet to the ground in storied landscapes: Disrupting the colonial legacy with a poetic politics; Chapter 13: Conclusions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-56861-1

9786610475568

1-4175-4267-5

600-00-0297-1

1-136-56862-X

1-280-47556-0

1-84977-092-1

9781849770927

OCLC:

466434705