An edition of White man's game (2017)

White man's game

saving animals, rebuilding Eden, and other myths of conservation in Africa

First edition.

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An edition of White man's game (2017)

White man's game

saving animals, rebuilding Eden, and other myths of conservation in Africa

First edition.

"The stunningly beautiful Gorongosa National Park, once the crown jewel of Mozambique, was nearly destroyed by decades of civil war. It looked like a perfect place for Western philanthropy: revive the park and tourists would return, a win-win outcome for the environment and the impoverished villagers living in the area. So why did some researchers find the local communities actually getting hungrier, sicker, and poorer as the project went on? And why did efforts to bring back wildlife become far more difficult than expected? In pursuit of answers, Stephanie Hanes takes readers on a vivid safari across southern Africa, from the shark-filled waters off Cape Agulhas to a reserve trying to save endangered wild dogs. She traces the tangled history of Western missionaries, explorers, and do-gooders in Africa, from Stanley and Livingstone to Teddy Roosevelt, from Bono and the Live Aid festivals to Greg Carr, the American benefactor of Gorongosa. And she examines the larger problems that arise when Westerners try to "fix" complex, messy situations in the developing world, acting with best intentions yet potentially overlooking the wishes of the people who live there. Beneath the uplifting stories we tell ourselves about helping Africans, she shows, often lies a dramatic misunderstanding of what the locals actually need and want. A gripping narrative of environmentalists and insurgents, poachers and tycoons, elephants and angry spirits, White Man's Game profoundly challenges the way we think about philanthropy and conservation."--Jacket flap.

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Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Language
English
Pages
287

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Table of Contents

Part I. Adventurers and saviors. 1. The trouble with painted dogs ; 2. Swimming with sharks ; 3. Snapping for Africa ; 4. The eco barons
Part II. Gorongosa. 5. The five-act play ; 6. Of buffalo and poachers ; 7. The disorder ; 8. Beware the mountain ; 9. Elephant on the run
Part III. The stories we tell ourselves. 10. The disconnect ; 11. National Geographic ; 12. The bioblitz ; 13. A multitude of voices.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-271) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
333.95/41609679
Library of Congress
QL84.6.M85 H36 2017, QL84.6.M85H36 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
287 pages
Number of pages
287

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27230872M
Internet Archive
whitemansgamesav0000hane
ISBN 10
0805097163
ISBN 13
9780805097160
LCCN
2016034296
OCLC/WorldCat
922458000

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