Environment and history : the taming of nature in the USA and South Africa / William Beinart and Peter Coates.

Author
Beinart, William [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Description
ix, 120 pages : maps ; 22 cm

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    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.
    Bibliographic references
    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.
    ISBN
    • 0415114683 ((pbk.))
    • 9780415114684 ((pbk.))
    • 9786610328192 ((ebk.))
    • 6610328196
    LCCN
    94049712
    OCLC
    31938980
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