×


 x 

Shopping cart
Anderson, David G; Berglund, Eeva K. Ed(S): Anderson, David G.; Berglund, Eeva - Ethnographies of Conservation - 9781571814647 - V9781571814647
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Ethnographies of Conservation

€ 152.06
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Ethnographies of Conservation Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David G.; Berglund, Eeva. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: JHM; RG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.

Anthropologists know that conservation often disempowers already under-privileged groups, and that it also fails to protect environments. Through a series of ethnographic studies, this book argues that the real problem is not the disappearance of "pristine nature" or even the land-use practices of uneducated people. Rather, what we know about culturally determined patterns of consumption, production and unequal distribution, suggests that critical attention would be better turned on discourses of "primitiveness" and "pristine nature" so prevalent within conservation ideology, and on the historically formed power and exchange relationships that they help perpetuate.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571814647
SKU
V9781571814647
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Anderson, David G; Berglund, Eeva K. Ed(S): Anderson, David G.; Berglund, Eeva
David G. Anderson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. 

Reviews for Ethnographies of Conservation
"This is an excellent collection of articles…All are clearly written and any of them could be used in undergraduate teaching. Moreover, the range of case studies is impressively global…The articles all exhibit a good capacity to provoke…The result is an enjoyable book that is likely to be useful to teachers, students and practitioners of environmentalism." Anthropological Forum

Goodreads reviews for Ethnographies of Conservation


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!