This book explores the enduring influence of the colonial legacy on attitudes about relationships between people and nature in countries that were once part of the British Empire, either at the periphery or the center. Colonial annexation and government were accompanied by the colonization and exploitation of nature, both for production and even in the name of conservation. At the start of the 21st century, the conservation of nature is still of vital importance in these countries, but what should this conservation look like? What ideas can it be based upon? This book argues that there is a…mehr
This book explores the enduring influence of the colonial legacy on attitudes about relationships between people and nature in countries that were once part of the British Empire, either at the periphery or the center. Colonial annexation and government were accompanied by the colonization and exploitation of nature, both for production and even in the name of conservation. At the start of the 21st century, the conservation of nature is still of vital importance in these countries, but what should this conservation look like? What ideas can it be based upon? This book argues that there is a need for new forms of ethical engagement between people and nature.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Bill Adams is reader in Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge and author of Future Nature: a vision for conservation and, Green Development: environment and sustainability in the Third World. Martin Mulligan is Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Sydney and co-author (with Stuart Hill) of Ecological Pioneers: a social history of Australian ecological thought and action as well as general editor of the journal Ecopolitics: thought & action.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Nature and the Colonial Mind Decolonizing Relationships with Nature The 'Wild', the Market, and the Native: Indigenous People Face New Forms of Global Colonization Sharing South African National Parks: Community Land and Conservation in a Democratic South Africa Devolving the Expropriation of Nature: The 'Devolution' of Wildlife Management in Southern Africa Decolonizing Highland Conservation Responding to Place in a Post-colonial Era: Reflections on the Australian Experience When Nature Won't Stay Still: Conservation, Equilibrium and Control Beyond Preservation: The Challenge of Ecological Restoration Feet to the Ground in Storied Landscapes: Disrupting the Colonial Legacy with a Poetic Politics Conclusions Index
Introduction Nature and the Colonial Mind Decolonizing Relationships with Nature The 'Wild', the Market, and the Native: Indigenous People Face New Forms of Global Colonization Sharing South African National Parks: Community Land and Conservation in a Democratic South Africa Devolving the Expropriation of Nature: The 'Devolution' of Wildlife Management in Southern Africa Decolonizing Highland Conservation Responding to Place in a Post-colonial Era: Reflections on the Australian Experience When Nature Won't Stay Still: Conservation, Equilibrium and Control Beyond Preservation: The Challenge of Ecological Restoration Feet to the Ground in Storied Landscapes: Disrupting the Colonial Legacy with a Poetic Politics Conclusions Index
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