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The Myth of Wild Africa: Conservation Without Illusion
Jonathan S. Adams
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Description for The Myth of Wild Africa: Conservation Without Illusion
Paperback. The people living in rural Africa are being asked by the world community to move their families, change their means of making a living and disrupt their cultures to save the wildlife. This book explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the aim of returning control to Africa. Num Pages: 266 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Most people would feel a great loss if elephants, rhinos, or gorillas were to become extinct, but would we willingly move our families, change our means of earning a living, and disrupt our culture to prevent their extinction? People living in rural Africa are being asked to do just this by the world community. The Myth of Wild Africa explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the goal of returning control to the African nations.
Most people would feel a great loss if elephants, rhinos, or gorillas were to become extinct, but would we willingly move our families, change our means of earning a living, and disrupt our culture to prevent their extinction? People living in rural Africa are being asked to do just this by the world community. The Myth of Wild Africa explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the goal of returning control to the African nations.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520206717
SKU
V9780520206717
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Ref
99-1
About Jonathan S. Adams
Jonathan S. Adams is a conservationist and writer living in Washington, D.C. Thomas O. McShane is program officer for Africa in the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Reviews for The Myth of Wild Africa: Conservation Without Illusion
"A useful introduction to the complex issues that must be confronted by Africans and their concerned friends from abroad. The book's central message—that Africans are the solution and not the problem—will come as no surprise to conservationists, but it is a point well worth emphasizing nonetheless."
New York Times
"Should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the future of the African continent, its wildlife and its people."
New Scientist
"The 'Myth of wild Africa' . . . is the false notion that Africa was ever a continent untouched by the hand of man, and that its wildlife can be conserved without winning the support of its people . . . It is a brave attempt to take sentimentality out of conservation."
The Economist
"The authors' eloquent plea that "conservation cannot ignore the needs of human beings'' may be provocative, but it is long overdue. A must read, then, for conservationists, Africanists, and animal lovers."
Kirkus
"First issued in 1992 and reissued in 1996 with a new afterward, The Myth of Wild Africa argues that researchers and conservation agencies should base their conclusions on hard data rather than preconceived stereotypes. Eschewing the dramatic emotional appeals that mark many western conservation groups' African campaigns, Jonathan S. Adams and Thomas McShane make a straightforward argument for an Afrocentric conservation policy."
African Studies Review
New York Times
"Should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the future of the African continent, its wildlife and its people."
New Scientist
"The 'Myth of wild Africa' . . . is the false notion that Africa was ever a continent untouched by the hand of man, and that its wildlife can be conserved without winning the support of its people . . . It is a brave attempt to take sentimentality out of conservation."
The Economist
"The authors' eloquent plea that "conservation cannot ignore the needs of human beings'' may be provocative, but it is long overdue. A must read, then, for conservationists, Africanists, and animal lovers."
Kirkus
"First issued in 1992 and reissued in 1996 with a new afterward, The Myth of Wild Africa argues that researchers and conservation agencies should base their conclusions on hard data rather than preconceived stereotypes. Eschewing the dramatic emotional appeals that mark many western conservation groups' African campaigns, Jonathan S. Adams and Thomas McShane make a straightforward argument for an Afrocentric conservation policy."
African Studies Review