Conservation Refugees
The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples
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- Paperback
376 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2011
Summary
How native people-from the Miwoks of Yosemite to the Maasai of eastern Africa-have been displaced from their lands in the name of conservation.Since 1900, more than 108,000 officially protected conservation areas have been established worldwide, largely at the urging of five international conservation organizations. About half of these areas were occupied or regularly used by indigenous peoples. Millions who had been living sustainably on their land for generations were displaced in the inter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262516006 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262516004 |
| Author: | Mark Dowie |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Conservation Refugees |
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A beautiful balance of critique and sympathy.
* Publishers Weekly *Far from being a hysterical diatribe…this exceptionally researched and documented study provides authoritative guidance toward a diverse and sustainable future.
– Richard W. Grefrath * Magill Book Reviews *About The Author
Mark Dowie
Award-winning journalist Mark Dowie is the author of Losing Ground- American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century, American Foundations- An Investigative History (both published by the MIT Press), and four other books.
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