CONTENTS
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4 Preface to the English Edition: History as a Starting Point Notes
7 1 Deconstructing Our Beliefs, (Re)thinking Nature Social injustice and ecological absurdity Green colonialism Understanding Africa through Ethiopian history Notes
8 2 Turning Africa into Parkland (1850–1960) Eden and its fall The ecological impact of colonization The myths underpinning colonialism From game reserves to national parks Nature idealized and exploited Colonial organizations, international institutions Notes
9 3 A Special Project for Africa (1960–1965) The beginnings of the WWF The myth of the lost forest The colonists leave; the experts remain The truth of networked texts Notes
10 4 The Expert and the Emperor (1965–1970) A certain idea of Africa Making the colonial dream come true The diaspora of experts Laying down the law in Africa? A global game Protecting nature, wielding power Notes
11 5 Violence Below the Surface of Nature (1970–1978) One national park, (too) many actors The myth, the state and the peasant UNESCO and the dictator Notes
12 6 The Sustainable Development Trap (1978–1996) Nature remains a national issue Nature remains a colonial idea A new way of seeing Africa? A new way of seeing the Africans New ethic, old ways Notes
13 7 The Fiction of the Community Approach (1996–2009) The spectre of degradation A useful myth Parks for people, against the people The disintegration of the community The people sacrificed to world heritage Notes
14 8 The Roots of Injustice (2009–2019) A new poverty A different park for different people Beyond nature: absurdity A never-ending injustice Notes
15 Conclusion Notes
16 Afterword: Looking Ahead Notes
17 Index
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1 IntroductionEthiopia and its first three national parks
Guide
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