Imposing Wilderness

Imposing Wilderness
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780520234680
ISBN-13 : 0520234685
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Book Synopsis Imposing Wilderness by : Roderick P. Neumann

Download or read book Imposing Wilderness written by Roderick P. Neumann and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An impressive achievement. . . . Given the intense and sometimes violent character of park-centered conflicts, given the pivotal role of nature tourism in the foreign-currency earnings of African countries, and given the persistence of rural poverty, Neumann's observations and arguments take on tremendous significance."—Allan Pred, Editorial Board, California Studies in Critical Human Geography


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