The Nature of German Imperialism

Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa

von Bernhard Gissibl

376 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Provides the first full account of Tanzanian wildlife conservation up until World War I. Focuses upon elephant hunting and the ivory trade as vital factors in a shift from exploitation to preservation that increasingly excluded indigenous Africans. Situates East African wildlife policies within the global emergence of conservationist sensibilities around 1900.

• Reihe: Environment in History: International Perspectives
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Afrikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781785331756
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2016
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books