Decolonizing Nature by Lester Russell Brown;Martin Adams William AMulligan (9781853837494)
Lester Russell Brown;Martin Adams William AMulligan
Release Date: 03 December 2002 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Category: Conservation Of The Environment Publisher: EARTH ISBN: 9781853837494 ISBN-10: 1853837490
This book explores the enduring influence of the colonial legacy on attitudes about relationships between people and nature in countries that were once part of the British Empire, either at the periphery or the center. Colonial annexation and government were accompanied by the colonization and exploitation of nature, both for production and even in the name of conservation. At the start of the 21st century, the conservation of nature is still of vital importance in these countries, but what should this conservation look like? What ideas can it be based upon? This book argues that there is a need for new forms of ethical engagement between people and nature.