{"product_id":"the-myth-of-wild-africa-9780520206717","title":"The Myth of Wild Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe people living in rural Africa are being asked by the world community to move their families, change their means of making a living and disrupt their cultures to save the wildlife. This book explores a joint African\/Western approach to conservation with the aim of returning control to Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A useful introduction to the complex issues that must be confronted by Africans and their concerned friends from abroad. The book's central message—that Africans are the solution and not the problem—will come as no surprise to conservationists, but it is a point well worth emphasizing nonetheless.\" * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"Should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the future of the African continent, its wildlife and its people.\" * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003e\"The 'Myth of wild Africa' . . . is the false notion that Africa was ever a continent untouched by the hand of man, and that its wildlife can be conserved without winning the support of its people . . . It is a brave attempt to take sentimentality out of conservation.\"  * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003e\"The authors' eloquent plea that \"conservation cannot ignore the needs of human beings'' may be provocative, but it is long overdue. A must read, then, for conservationists, Africanists, and animal lovers.\" * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\"First issued in 1992 and reissued in 1996 with a new afterward, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Wild Africa\u003c\/i\u003e argues that researchers and conservation agencies should base their conclusions on hard data rather than preconceived stereotypes. Eschewing the dramatic emotional appeals that mark many western conservation groups' African campaigns, Jonathan S. Adams and Thomas McShane make a straightforward argument for an Afrocentric conservation policy.\" * African Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER I A MYTH IS BORN\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER II HUNTERS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER III SERENGETI SHALL NOT DIE?\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER IV SAVE THE ELEPHANTS!\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER v THE SCIENTISTS TAKE OVER\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER VI CONSERVATION POLLUTION 1\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER VII MILES AND MILES OF BLOODY\u003cbr\u003e AFRICA\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER VIII STRIKING A BALANCE\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER IX LIVING WITH CONSERVATION\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER X GORILLAS IN THEIR MIDST\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER XI CONSERVATION WITHOUT\u003cbr\u003e MYTH\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER XII WHO SAYS AFRICANS DON'T\u003cbr\u003e CARE?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402804437335,"sku":"9780520206717","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520206717.jpg?v=1730481556","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-myth-of-wild-africa-9780520206717","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}