Book ID: CBB549595001

Beyond the Lens of Conservation: Malagasy and Swiss Imaginations of One Another (2017)

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Eva Keller (Author)


Berghahn Books


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 260
Language: English

The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation also trigger a connection between ordinary people in these two far-flung places? The study investigates how the Malagasy farmers living at the edge of the park perceive the conservation enterprise and what people in Switzerland see when looking towards Madagascar through the lens of the zoo exhibit. It crystallizes that the stories told in either place have almost nothing in common: one focuses on power and history, the other on morality and progress. Thus, instead of building a bridge, Nature conservation widens the gap between people in the North and the South.

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Authors & Contributors
Casado de Otaola, Santos
Schleper, Simone
Blanc, Guillaume
Ashanti Ke Ming Shih
Noel Ndumeya
Hans Schouwenburg
Concepts
Conservation movement
National parks and reserves
Science and society
Cross-national comparison
Environmentalism
Cross-national interaction
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
20th century, late
19th century
Places
Switzerland
United States
Spain
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Puerto Rico
Institutions
Simien Mountains National Park
Wilderness Society
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Instituten
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Psychiatrie
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