Civilizing nature : national parks in global historical perspective /
Civilizing nature : national parks in global historical perspective /
edited by Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hohler, Patrick Kupper.
- New York : Berghahn Books, c2012.
- viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- The environment in history : international perspectives ; 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-272) and index.
Introduction: Towards a Global History of National Parks / Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine HoÌhler, Patrick Kupper -- part I. Parks and Empires -- Unpacking Yellowstone : The American National Park in Global Perspective / Karen Jones -- How National Were the First National Parks? Comparative Perspectives from the British Settler Societies / Melissa Harper, Richard White -- Imperial Preservation and Landscape Reclamation : National Parks and Natural Reserves in French Colonial Africa / Caroline Ford -- From Colonial Imposition to National Icon : Malaysia's Taman Negara National Park / Jeyamalar Kathirithamby-Wells -- A Bavarian Serengeti : Space, race and time in the entangled history of nature conservation in East Africa and Germany / Bernhard Gissibl -- part II. Organizartions and Networks -- Translating Yellowstone : Early European National Parks, Weltnaturschutz and the Swiss Model / Patrick Kupper -- Framing the Heritage of Mankind : National Parks on the International Agenda / Anna-Katharina WoÌbse -- Global Values, Local Politics : Inuit Internationalism and the Establishment of Northern Yukon National Park / Brad Martin -- Demarcating Wilderness and Disciplining Wildlife : Radiotracking Large Carnivores in Yellowstone and Chitwan National Parks / Etienne Benson -- part III. Nations and Natures -- A Revolutionary Civilization : National Parks, Transnational Exchanges, and the Construction of Modern Mexico / Emily Wakild -- Parks without Wilderness, Wilderness without Parks? Assigning National Park status to Dutch Man-made Landscapes and Colonial Game Reserves / Henny van der Windt -- Globalizing Nature : National Parks, Tiger Reserves, and Biosphere Reserves in Independent India / Michael Lewis -- Slovenia's Triglav National Park : From Imperial Borderland to National Ethnoscape / Carolin Firouzeh Roeder -- Epilogue: National Parks, Civilization and Globalization / Jane Carruthers.
9780857455253 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 9780857455277 (ebook)
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National parks and reserves--History.
National parks and reserves--Political aspects--History.
National parks and reserves--Government policy--History.
Protected areas--History.
Environmentalism--History.
Environmental protection--History.
Globalization--History.
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333.7
Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-272) and index.
Introduction: Towards a Global History of National Parks / Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine HoÌhler, Patrick Kupper -- part I. Parks and Empires -- Unpacking Yellowstone : The American National Park in Global Perspective / Karen Jones -- How National Were the First National Parks? Comparative Perspectives from the British Settler Societies / Melissa Harper, Richard White -- Imperial Preservation and Landscape Reclamation : National Parks and Natural Reserves in French Colonial Africa / Caroline Ford -- From Colonial Imposition to National Icon : Malaysia's Taman Negara National Park / Jeyamalar Kathirithamby-Wells -- A Bavarian Serengeti : Space, race and time in the entangled history of nature conservation in East Africa and Germany / Bernhard Gissibl -- part II. Organizartions and Networks -- Translating Yellowstone : Early European National Parks, Weltnaturschutz and the Swiss Model / Patrick Kupper -- Framing the Heritage of Mankind : National Parks on the International Agenda / Anna-Katharina WoÌbse -- Global Values, Local Politics : Inuit Internationalism and the Establishment of Northern Yukon National Park / Brad Martin -- Demarcating Wilderness and Disciplining Wildlife : Radiotracking Large Carnivores in Yellowstone and Chitwan National Parks / Etienne Benson -- part III. Nations and Natures -- A Revolutionary Civilization : National Parks, Transnational Exchanges, and the Construction of Modern Mexico / Emily Wakild -- Parks without Wilderness, Wilderness without Parks? Assigning National Park status to Dutch Man-made Landscapes and Colonial Game Reserves / Henny van der Windt -- Globalizing Nature : National Parks, Tiger Reserves, and Biosphere Reserves in Independent India / Michael Lewis -- Slovenia's Triglav National Park : From Imperial Borderland to National Ethnoscape / Carolin Firouzeh Roeder -- Epilogue: National Parks, Civilization and Globalization / Jane Carruthers.
9780857455253 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 9780857455277 (ebook)
2012001636
National parks and reserves--History.
National parks and reserves--Political aspects--History.
National parks and reserves--Government policy--History.
Protected areas--History.
Environmentalism--History.
Environmental protection--History.
Globalization--History.
SB481 / .C57 2012
333.7