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Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa: 4 (California Studies in Critical Human Geography) - Tapa blanda

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Neumann, Roderick P. P.

 
9780520234680: Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa: 4 (California Studies in Critical Human Geography)
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ISBN 10: 0520234685 ISBN 13: 9780520234680
Editorial: University of California Press, 2002

Sinopsis

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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Acerca del autor

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

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"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

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"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

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Editorial
University of California Press
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0520234685
ISBN 13 
9780520234680
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
270
Contacto del fabricante
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