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Black Poachers, White Hunters: A Social History of Hunting in Colonial Kenya (Eastern African Studies)
Edward I. Steinhart
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Paperback. A study of hunting and poaching during the colonial era in Kenya. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HBJH; HBLL; WSXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
A study of hunting and poaching during the colonial era in Kenya. In 1977 the Kenyan government banned all hunting, whether by sportsmen or Kenyan Africans, in response to the poaching crisis that was then spreading across the African continent. This brought an end to the era of the 'Great WhiteHunters' in this 'sportsman's paradise'. This book traces the history of hunting during Kenya's colonial era from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Three main themes emerge: first, is the importance of hunting to Kenyan farmers and herders; second is the attempt during European colonization of Kenya ... Read more
A study of hunting and poaching during the colonial era in Kenya. In 1977 the Kenyan government banned all hunting, whether by sportsmen or Kenyan Africans, in response to the poaching crisis that was then spreading across the African continent. This brought an end to the era of the 'Great WhiteHunters' in this 'sportsman's paradise'. This book traces the history of hunting during Kenya's colonial era from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Three main themes emerge: first, is the importance of hunting to Kenyan farmers and herders; second is the attempt during European colonization of Kenya ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780852559604
SKU
V9780852559604
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About Edward I. Steinhart
Associate Professor of History at Texas Tech University
Reviews for Black Poachers, White Hunters: A Social History of Hunting in Colonial Kenya (Eastern African Studies)
Edward Steinhart's new book invites Kenya's historians to expand our understanding of colonial political life. Steinhart convincingly shows that the control over wild animals was a key area of conflict between Africans, settlers and colonial officials. Where in precolonial eastern Kenya people developed a dynamic hunting tradition, white settlers and government officials presumed that they were naturally the owners of ... Read more