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The Empire of Nature (Paperback) Loot Price: R677
Discovery Miles 6 770
The Empire of Nature (Paperback): John M. MacKenzie

The Empire of Nature (Paperback)

John M. MacKenzie

Series: Studies in Imperialism

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This study assesses the significance of the hunting cult as a major element of the imperial experience in Africa and Asia. Through a study of the game laws and the beginnings of conservation in the 19th and early-20th centuries, the author demonstrates the racial inequalities which existed between Europeans and indigenous hunters. Africans were denied access to game, and the development of game reserves and national parks accelerated this process. Indigenous hunters in Africa and India were turned into "poachers" and only Europeans were permitted to hunt. In India, the hunting of animals became the chief recreation of military officers and civilian officials, a source of display and symbolic dominance of the environment. Imperial hunting fed the natural history craze of the day, and many hunters collected trophies and specimens for private and public collections as well as contributing to hunting literature. Adopting a radical approach to issues of conservation, this book links the hunting cult in Africa and India to the development of conservation, and consolidates widely-scattered material on the importance of hunting to the economics and nutrition of African societies. -- .

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Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Release date: October 1997
First published: 1997
Authors: John M. MacKenzie
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-5227-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting > Hunting or shooting animals & game
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
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LSN: 0-7190-5227-0
Barcode: 9780719052279

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