Imagining Serengeti : a history of landscape memory in Tanzania from earliest times to the present /

Many students come to African history with a host of stereotypes that are not always easy to dislodge. One of the most common is that of Africa as safari grounds-as the land of expansive, unpopulated game reserves untouched by civilization and preserved in their original pristine state by the tirele...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shetler, Jan Bender
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2007.
Colección:New African histories series.
Temas:
Geschichte.
Landscape assessment > Tanzania > Serengeti National Park.
Landscape changes > Tanzania > Serengeti National Park.
Landscapes > Social aspects > Tanzania > Serengeti National Park.
Geographical perception > Tanzania > Serengeti National Park.
Oral tradition > Tanzania > Serengeti National Park.
Paysages > Évaluation > Tanzanie > Serengeti National Park.
Paysages > Modifications > Tanzanie > Serengeti National Park.
Paysages > Aspect social > Tanzanie > Serengeti National Park.
Perception géographique > Tanzanie > Serengeti National Park.
Tradition orale > Tanzanie > Serengeti National Park.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
Geographical perception
Landscape assessment
Landscape changes
Landscapes > Social aspects
Oral tradition
Ortsgedächtnis
Landschaftspflege.
Tanzania > Serengeti National Park
Tansania
Serengeti
Tanzania.
Serengeti.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Many students come to African history with a host of stereotypes that are not always easy to dislodge. One of the most common is that of Africa as safari grounds-as the land of expansive, unpopulated game reserves untouched by civilization and preserved in their original pristine state by the tireless efforts of contemporary conservationists. With prose that is elegant in its simplicity and analysis that is forceful and compelling, Jan Bender Shetler brings the landscape memory of the Serengeti to life. She demonstrates how the social identities of western Serengeti peoples are embedded in sp.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 378 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-360) and index.
ISBN:9780821442432
0821442430

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