Description
Book SynopsisThe Game of Conservation is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world.Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than as attempts to protect animal habitat.
Trade Review“The book’s expository prose style is in tune with its overall design: clarity and utility are foremost.…
The Game of Conservation will be a valuable resource for any scholar of conservation, colonialism or international treaty making.” * Environment and History *
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The Game of Conservation is a concise, well-researched, and nicely presented study of pioneering wildlife protection treaties from the first half of the twentieth century.… This study offers a valuable model for environmental historians seeking to provide accessible and insightful scholarship that transcends national boundaries.” * Environmental History *
“An impressive and fresh approach to studying the environment in the twenty–first century.”
“In an engaging style reminiscent of a mystery novel, Cioc relates the historical, political, sociological, and ecological stories behind the treaties.…Knowing the origins of animal protection efforts does much to explain the conservation problems these species still face.” * Choice *
