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Author:

Gissibl, Bernhard, 1976- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2004307724

Title:

The nature of German imperialism : conservation and the politics of wildlife in colonial East Africa / Bernhard Gissibl.

Publisher:

Berghahn Books,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

1800-1999
Wildlife conservation--Tanzania--History--19th century.
Wildlife conservation--History--Germany--History--19th century.
Wildlife conservation--Tanzania--History--20th century.
Wildlife conservation--History--Germany--History--20th century.
Wildlife management--Tanzania--History--19th century.
Wildlife management--History--Germany--History--19th century.
Wildlife management--Tanzania--History--20th century.
Wildlife management--History--Germany--History--20th century.
Wildlife conservation.
Wildlife conservation--Political aspects.
Wildlife management.
Germany.
Tanzania.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-347) and index.

Summary:

Today, the East African state of Tanzania is renowned for wildlife preserves such as the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Selous Game Reserve. Yet few know that most of these initiatives emerged from decades of German colonial rule. This book gives the first full account of Tanzanian wildlife conservation up until World War I, focusing upon elephant hunting and the ivory trade as vital factors in a shift from exploitation to preservation that increasingly excluded indigenous Africans. Analyzing the formative interactions between colonial governance and the natural world, The Nature of German Imperialism situates East African wildlife policies within the global emergence of conservationist sensibilities around 1900. -- Provided by publisher.

Series:

The environment in history : international perspectives ; Volume 9

ISBN:

1789204925
9781789204926
1785331752
9781785331756

OCLC:

(OCoLC)936348983

LCCN:

2016025399

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)