Ivory : power and poaching in Africa / Keith Somerville.

Author
Somerville, Keith [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London : Hurst & Company, 2016.
  • New York, NY : Distributed in the United States, Canada and Latin Amercia by Oxford University Press
  • ©2016
Description
xvii, 390 pages : maps ; 23 cm

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      Subject(s)
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-371) and index.
      Contents
      • Introduction
      • 1. Africa and ivory : an ancient but bloody and brutal trade
      • 2. The nineteenth century : one hundred years of exploitation and extermination
      • 3. The ivory trade and criminalisation of African hunters under colonial rule
      • 4. Conservation, corruption, crime and conflict in East Africa
      • 5. The killing fields of Central and Southern Africa
      • 6. The CITES saga
      • 7. Resurgent poaching : soaring Chinese demand and developing insurgency discourse
      • 8. Conclusion.
      ISBN
      • 9781849046763
      • 184904676X
      OCLC
      950450616
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