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Environment and history : the taming of nature in the USA and South Africa / William Beinart and Peter Coates.
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Beinart, William
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Description
ix, 120 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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GF503 .B45 1995
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Subject(s)
Nature
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Effect of human beings on
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United States
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Nature
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Effect of human beings on
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South Africa
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Environmentalism
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United States
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History
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Environmentalism
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South Africa
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History
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Coates, Peter A., 1957-
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Summary note
Examines the influence of human economies and cultures on the ecosystems of the USA and South Africa ; Seeks to explain change in indigenous ideas and practices towards the environment, and discusses the rise of popular environmentalism up to the present day. Partial contents : hunting and animals : from game to wildlife ; the fall and rise of trees : forests, felling and forestry ; agriculture : exploitation unlimited and limited ; nature reserves and national parks : revaluing and renaturing the wild ; from conservation to environmentalism and beyond.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The nature of environmental history : the United States and South Africa compared. The nature of environmental history ; The comparison ; The frontier environment
Hunting and animals : from game to wildlife. Pre-colonial hunting ; Settler hunting ; Hunting controls
The fall and rise of trees : forests, felling and forestry. Trees and people ; Forestry and conservation
Agriculture : exploitation unlimited and limited. Exploitation unlimited ; The conservationist state
Nature reserves and national parks : revaluing and renaturing the wild. Preservation, tourism and depictions of nature ; Biocentrism and park politics
From conservation to environmentalism and beyond. Environmental ideas ; Race, environmentalism and social inequality ; Postscript : taming the wild.
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ISBN
0415114683 ((pbk.))
9780415114684 ((pbk.))
9786610328192 ((ebk.))
6610328196
LCCN
94049712
OCLC
31938980
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