05004nam 2200817Ia 450 991078570640332120200520144314.01-283-90346-60-85745-527-310.1515/9780857455277(CKB)2670000000315214(EBL)1102561(OCoLC)822890092(SSID)ssj0000803871(PQKBManifestationID)12380927(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803871(PQKBWorkID)10810647(PQKB)10766871(Au-PeEL)EBL1102561(CaPaEBR)ebr10640275(CaONFJC)MIL421596(MiAaPQ)EBC1102561(DE-B1597)636429(DE-B1597)9780857455277(PPN)221260137(EXLCZ)99267000000031521420120301d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivilizing nature[electronic resource] national parks in global historical perspective /edited by Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hohler, Patrick KupperNew York Berghahn Books20121 online resource (304 p.)Environment in history ;vol. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-525-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction-Towards a Global History of National Parks; Part I-Parks and Empires; Chapter 1-Unpacking Yellowstone: The American National Park in Global Perspective; Chapter 2-How National Were the First National Parks? Comparative Perspectives from the British Settler Societies; Chapter 3-Imperial Preservation and Landscape Reclamation: National Parks and Natural Reserves in French Colonial Africa; Chapter 4-From Colonial Imposition to National Icon: Malaysia's Taman Negara National ParkChapter 5-A Bavarian Serengeti: Space, Race and Time in the Entangled History of Nature Conservation in East Africa and GermanyPart II-Organizations and Networks; Chapter 6-Translating Yellowstone: Early European National Parks, Weltnaturschutz and the Swiss Model; Chapter 7-Framing the Heritage of Mankind: National Parks on the International Agenda; Chapter 8-Global Values, Local Politics: Inuit Internationalism and the Establishment of Northern Yukon National ParkChapter 9-Demarcating Widlerness and Disciplining Wildlife: Radio Tracking Large Carnivores in Yellowstone and Chitwan National ParksPart III-Nations and Natures; Chapter 10-A Revolutionary Civilization: National Parks, Transnational Exchanges and the Construction of Modern Mexico; Chapter 11-Parks without Wilderness, Wilderness without Parks? Assigning National Park Status to Dutch Manmade Landscapes and Colonial Game Reserves; Chapter 12-Globalizing Nature: National Parks, Tiger Reserves and Biosphere Reserves in Independent IndiaChapter 13-Slovenia's Triglav National Park: From Imperial Borderland to National EthnoscapeEpilogue: National Parks, Civilization and Globalization; Select Bibliography; Notes on ContributorsNational Parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of this multitude of ecological as well as political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on the National Parks in the United States, this volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the globaThe Environment in History: International PerspectivesEnvironmental protectionHistoryEnvironmentalismHistoryGlobalizationHistoryNational parks and reservesGovernment policyHistoryNational parks and reservesHistoryNational parks and reservesPolitical aspectsHistoryProtected areasHistoryEnvironmental protectionHistory.EnvironmentalismHistory.GlobalizationHistory.National parks and reservesGovernment policyHistory.National parks and reservesHistory.National parks and reservesPolitical aspectsHistory.Protected areasHistory.333.7363.68Gissibl Bernhard1976-1520561Höhler Sabine1548550Kupper Patrick921433MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785706403321Civilizing nature3805654UNINA