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Civilizing nature : national parks in global historical perspective / edited by Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hohler, Patrick Kupper.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Environment in History: International Perspectives
- Environment in history ; vol. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental protection--History.
- Environmental protection.
- Environmentalism--History.
- Environmentalism.
- Globalization--History.
- Globalization.
- National parks and reserves--Government policy--History.
- National parks and reserves.
- National parks and reserves--History.
- National parks and reserves--Political aspects--History.
- Protected areas--History.
- Protected areas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- National Parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of this multitude of ecological as well as political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on the National Parks in the United States, this volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the globa
- Contents:
- Contents; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction-Towards a Global History of National Parks; Part I-Parks and Empires; Chapter 1-Unpacking Yellowstone: The American National Park in Global Perspective; Chapter 2-How National Were the First National Parks? Comparative Perspectives from the British Settler Societies; Chapter 3-Imperial Preservation and Landscape Reclamation: National Parks and Natural Reserves in French Colonial Africa; Chapter 4-From Colonial Imposition to National Icon: Malaysia's Taman Negara National Park
- Chapter 5-A Bavarian Serengeti: Space, Race and Time in the Entangled History of Nature Conservation in East Africa and GermanyPart II-Organizations and Networks; Chapter 6-Translating Yellowstone: Early European National Parks, Weltnaturschutz and the Swiss Model; Chapter 7-Framing the Heritage of Mankind: National Parks on the International Agenda; Chapter 8-Global Values, Local Politics: Inuit Internationalism and the Establishment of Northern Yukon National Park
- Chapter 9-Demarcating Widlerness and Disciplining Wildlife: Radio Tracking Large Carnivores in Yellowstone and Chitwan National ParksPart III-Nations and Natures; Chapter 10-A Revolutionary Civilization: National Parks, Transnational Exchanges and the Construction of Modern Mexico; Chapter 11-Parks without Wilderness, Wilderness without Parks? Assigning National Park Status to Dutch Manmade Landscapes and Colonial Game Reserves; Chapter 12-Globalizing Nature: National Parks, Tiger Reserves and Biosphere Reserves in Independent India
- Chapter 13-Slovenia's Triglav National Park: From Imperial Borderland to National EthnoscapeEpilogue: National Parks, Civilization and Globalization; Select Bibliography; Notes on Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283903462
- 1283903466
- 9780857455277
- 0857455273
- OCLC:
- 822890092
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