Wildlife between Empire and Nation in Twentieth-Century Africa

• Main Author: Schauer, Jeff (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: African Histories and Modernities
• Subjects: Africa-History.; Imperialism.; Africa-Politics and government.; Nature conservation.; African History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; African Politics.; Nature Conservation.

This book traces the emergence of wildlife policy in colonial eastern and central Africa over the course of a century. Spanning from imperial conquest through the consolidation of colonial rule, the rise of nationalism, and the emergence of neocolonial and neoliberal institutions, this book shows ho...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Imperial Ark: Imperial Preservationists and African Wildlife
• 3. Governing the Game: Expertise, Administration, and the Making of Colonial Wildlife Policy in Uganda and Northern Rhodesia
• 4. Government Cattle: Anti-Wildlife Politics in East and Central Africa
• 5. Deferring Uhuru: Decolonization and the Coming of the Global Wildlife Preservation Movement
• 6. Pachyderms and Parks: Ecological Politics and East Africa's National Parks
• 7. National Conservation: Kenya, Britain, and World Bank and Global Entanglements
• 8. Conclusion.