Overview
- Analyses the dynamic relations between people and national parks and assesses these in southern Africa against broader experiences in postcolonial societies
- Reinserts issues of prejudices into contemporary national park systems
- Accounts for continuities and interruptions in national parks ideals in different contexts
- Interpretation of material transcends the North-South divide
Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 79)
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About this book
Against the background of colonial and postcolonial experiences, this volume shows that power relations and stereotypes embedded in the original Western idea of a national park are a continuing reality of contemporary national and transnational parks. The volume seeks to dispel the myth that colonial beliefs and practices in protected areas have ended with the introduction of ‘new’ nature conservation policies and practices. It explores this continuity against the backdrop of the development of the national park idea in the West, and its trajectories in colonial and postcolonial societies, particularly southern Africa.
This volume analyses the dynamic relations between people and national parks and assesses these in southern Africa against broader experiences in postcolonial societies. It draws examples from a broad range of situations and places. It reinserts issues of prejudices into contemporary national park systems, and accounts for continuities and interruptions in national parks ideals in different contexts. Its interpretation of material transcends the North-South divide.
This volume is accessible to readers from different academic backgrounds. It is of special interest to academics, policymakers and Non-Governmental Organisations. This book can also be used as prescribed or reference material in courses taught at university.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Parks and People in Postcolonial Societies
Book Subtitle: Experiences in Southern Africa
Authors: Maano Ramutsindela
Series Title: GeoJournal Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2843-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2842-7Published: 24 September 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6731-9Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2843-4Published: 14 January 2006
Series ISSN: 0924-5499
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 192
Topics: Human Geography