The Empire of Nature

by John M. MacKenzie

Book Overview

This study assesses the significance of the hunting cult as a major element of the imperial experience in Africa and Asia. Through a study of the game laws and the beginnings of conservation in the 19th and early-20th centuries, the author demonstrates the racial inequalities which existed between Europeans and indigenous hunters. Africans were denied access to game, and the development of game reserves and national parks accelerated this process...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719052270
• ISBN13: 9780719052279
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"