A01=Roderick P. Neumann
africa
african history
arusha national park
Author_Roderick P. Neumann
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colonial africa
colonial rule
colonialism
conservation
earth sciences
ecology
environment
environmental history
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geography
habitat
history
human geography
landscapes
meru
mount meru
nature
nature preserve
nonfiction
peasant communities
peasants
political ecology
population growth
postcolonialism
poverty
preservation
public parks
rural
science
social theory
tanzania
wilderness
wildlife
Product details
- ISBN 9780520234680
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 Jan 2002
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania, known for its scenic beauty, is also a battleground. Roderick Neumann's illuminating analysis shows how this park embodies all the political-ecological dilemmas facing protected areas throughout Africa. The roots of the ongoing struggle between the park on Mount Meru and the neighboring Meru peasant communities go much deeper, in Neumann's view, than the issues of poverty, population growth, and ignorance usually cited. These conflicts reflect differences that go back to the beginning of colonial rule. By imposing a European ideal of pristine wilderness, Neumann says, the establishment of national parks and protected areas displaced African meanings as well as material access to the land. He focuses on the symbolic importance of natural landscapes among various social groups in this setting and how it relates to conflicts between peasant communities and the state.
Roderick P. Neumann is Associate Professor in the International Relations Department at Florida International University.
