Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa: 4 - Brossura

Neumann, Roderick P. P.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0520234685 ISBN 13: 9780520234680

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 2002

Riassunto

Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania, known for its scenic beauty, is also a battleground. Roderick Neumann's illuminating analysis shows how this park embodies all the political-ecological dilemmas facing protected areas throughout Africa. The roots of the ongoing struggle between the park on Mount Meru and the neighboring Meru peasant communities go much deeper, in Neumann's view, than the issues of poverty, population growth, and ignorance usually cited. These conflicts reflect differences that go back to the beginning of colonial rule. By imposing a European ideal of pristine wilderness, Neumann says, the establishment of national parks and protected areas displaced African meanings as well as material access to the land. He focuses on the symbolic importance of natural landscapes among various social groups in this setting and how it relates to conflicts between peasant communities and the state.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Roderick P. Neumann is Associate Professor in the International Relations Department at Florida International University.

Dalla quarta di copertina

"An impressive achievement. . . . Given the intense and sometimes violent character of park-centered conflicts, given the pivotal role of nature tourism in the foreign-currency earnings of African countries, and given the persistence of rural poverty, Neumann's observations and arguments take on tremendous significance."—Allan Pred, Editorial Board, California Studies in Critical Human Geography

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

"An impressive achievement. . . . Given the intense and sometimes violent character of park-centered conflicts, given the pivotal role of nature tourism in the foreign-currency earnings of African countries, and given the persistence of rural poverty, Neumann's observations and arguments take on tremendous significance."Allan Pred, Editorial Board, California Studies in Critical Human Geography

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0520234685
• ISBN 13: 9780520234680
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 270
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile