{"product_id":"the-nature-of-german-imperialism-bernhard-gissibl-9781789204926","title":"The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e Today, the East African state of Tanzania is renowned for wildlife preserves such as the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Selous Game Reserve. Yet few know that most of these initiatives emerged from decades of German colonial rule. This book gives the first full account of Tanzanian wildlife conservation up until World War I, focusing upon elephant hunting and the ivory trade as vital factors in a shift from exploitation to preservation that increasingly excluded indigenous Africans. Analyzing the formative interactions between colonial governance and the natural world, \u003cem\u003eThe Nature of German Imperialism\u003c\/em\u003e situates East African wildlife policies within the global emergence of conservationist sensibilities around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernhard Gissibl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789204925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789204926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Bernhard Gissibl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979698405631,"sku":"9781789204926","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34f0dfcd-1e03-4424-9b89-46631c75e2db.jpg?v=1683246556","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nature-of-german-imperialism-bernhard-gissibl-9781789204926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}