The Nature State - 9781138719040

Taylor & Francis

The Nature StateRethinking the History of Conservation\nAuthor(s): Wilko Hardenberg, Matthew Kelly, Claudia Leal, Emily Wakild\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138719040, 978-1138719040\nSynopsis\nThis volume brings together case studies from around the globe (including China, Latin America, the Philippines, Namibia, India and Europe) to explore the history of nature conservation in the twentieth century. It seeks to highlight the state, a central actor in these efforts, which is often taken for granted, and establishes a novel concept the nature state as a means for exploring the historical formation of that portion of the state dedicated to managing and protecting nature.\n\nFollowing the Industrial Revolution and post-war exponential increase in human population and consumption, conservation in myriad forms has been one particularly visible way in which the government and its agencies have tried to control, .