LEADER 05004nam 2200817Ia 450 001 9910785706403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-90346-6 010 $a0-85745-527-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780857455277 035 $a(CKB)2670000000315214 035 $a(EBL)1102561 035 $a(OCoLC)822890092 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000803871 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12380927 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803871 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10810647 035 $a(PQKB)10766871 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1102561 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640275 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421596 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1102561 035 $a(DE-B1597)636429 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780857455277 035 $a(PPN)221260137 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000315214 100 $a20120301d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCivilizing nature$b[electronic resource] $enational parks in global historical perspective /$fedited by Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hohler, Patrick Kupper 210 $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 225 0 $aEnvironment in history ;$vvol. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85745-525-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Park 327 $aChapter 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 Park 327 $aChapter 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 India 327 $aChapter 13-Slovenia's Triglav National Park: From Imperial Borderland to National EthnoscapeEpilogue: National Parks, Civilization and Globalization; Select Bibliography; Notes on Contributors 330 $aNational Parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of this multitude of ecological as well as political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on the National Parks in the United States, this volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the globa 410 4$aThe Environment in History: International Perspectives 606 $aEnvironmental protection$xHistory 606 $aEnvironmentalism$xHistory 606 $aGlobalization$xHistory 606 $aNational parks and reserves$xGovernment policy$xHistory 606 $aNational parks and reserves$xHistory 606 $aNational parks and reserves$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 606 $aProtected areas$xHistory 615 0$aEnvironmental protection$xHistory. 615 0$aEnvironmentalism$xHistory. 615 0$aGlobalization$xHistory. 615 0$aNational parks and reserves$xGovernment policy$xHistory. 615 0$aNational parks and reserves$xHistory. 615 0$aNational parks and reserves$xPolitical aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aProtected areas$xHistory. 676 $a333.7 676 $a363.68 701 $aGissibl$b Bernhard$f1976-$01520561 701 $aHo?hler$b Sabine$01548550 701 $aKupper$b Patrick$0921433 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785706403321 996 $aCivilizing nature$93805654 997 $aUNINA