| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Nature and the colonial mind / William M. Adams -- Decolonizing relationships with nature / Val Plumwood -- The 'wild', the market and the native: indigenous people face new forms of global colonization / Marcia Langton -- Sharing South African National Parks: community land and conservation in a democratic South Africa / Hector Magome and James Murombedzi -- Devolving the expropriation of nature: the "devolution' of wildlife management in southern Africa / James Murombedzi -- Decolonizing Highland conservation / Mark Toogood -- Responding to place in a post-colonial era: an Australian perspective / John Cameron -- The changing face of nature conservation: reflections on the Australian experience / Penelope Figgis -- When nature won't stay still: conservation, equilibrium and control / William M. Adams -- Beyond preservation: the challenge of ecological restoration / Adrian Colston -- Feet to the ground in storied landscapes: disrupting the colonial legacy with a poetic politics / Martin Mulligan. |
| Summary |
An exploration of 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 centre. 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 work argues that there is a need for new forms of ethical engagement between people and nature. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nature conservation -- Great Britain -- Africa -- Colonies -- Philosophy.
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Nature conservation. |
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Great Britain. |
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Africa. |
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Colonies. |
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Philosophy. |
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Nature conservation -- Australia -- Philosophy.
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Australia. |
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Colonization -- Environmental aspects -- Great Britain -- Africa -- Colonies -- History.
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Colonization. |
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History. |
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Colonization -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Adams, W. M. (William Mark), 1955-
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Mulligan, Martin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Decolonizing nature. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003 (DLC) 2002152952 (OCoLC)50919951 |
| ISBN |
9781849770927 (electronic book) |
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1849770921 (electronic book) |
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9781853837500 (hardback) |
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1853837504 (hardback) |
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9781853837494 (paperback) |
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1853837490 (paperback) |
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1280475560 |
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9781280475566 |
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