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The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa (2016)

Gissibl, Bernhard (Author)

Berghahn Books

ISBN: 9781785331756

Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 374
Language: English

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Ivory industry Colonialism Poaching Hunting; trapping Environmental protection Imperialism Wildlife conservation Germany, colonies 20th century Tanzania (Tanganyika, Zanzibar)

Today, the East African state of Tanzania is renowned for wildlife preserves such as the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Selous Game Reserve. Yet few know that most of these initiatives emerged from decades of German colonial rule. This book gives the first full account of Tanzanian wildlife conservation up until World War I, focusing upon elephant hunting and the ivory trade as vital factors in a shift from exploitation to preservation that increasingly excluded indigenous Africans. Analyzing the formative interactions between colonial governance and the natural world, The Nature of German Imperialism situates East African wildlife policies within the global emergence of conservationist sensibilities around 1900.

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Review Gary Bruce (2018) Review of "The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa". American Historical Review (pp. 1770-1771). unapi

Review Julie M. Weiskopf (2017) Review of "The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa". International Journal of African Historical Studies (pp. 162-163). unapi

Review Martin Kalb (July 2017) Review of "The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa". Environmental History (pp. 545-547). unapi

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