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Author:   Harry Wels
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   34
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.287kg
ISBN:  

9789004290754

ISBN 10:   9004290753
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   13 May 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Maps List of Acronyms Maps Introduction: Focusing on the subjectivities and setting the interpretive scene An iconic species in nature conservation: the rhinoceros in Africa The personal archive of Nick Steele The aesthetics of landscape in nature conservation Methodological considerations Structure of the book Chapter 1: Picturing landscape... and what comes with it Game rangers' memoirs and landscape Landscape construction 'Camps' in the landscape A metaphor of aestheticized landscapes: the Claude Mirror Conservation landscapes in South Africa Chapter 2: Rhino's political role in wildlife conservation The idea of rhino Nick Steele and saving the rhino Networking with the military to save the rhino Nick Steele and the ANC-IFP struggle Rhino conservation as 'bush war' Rhino as Steele's 'totem'? Chapter 3: Longing for Zululand landscapes: Nick Steele transferred to Natal Steele transferred from Zululand Reserves to Natal Midlands Nick Steele on issues of race in South Africa Nick Steele's disillusionment with Natal's landscapes Nick Steele's friendship with Mongosuthu Buthelezi Chapter 4: Private wildlife conservancies: providing security The Farm Patrol Plan: getting things started Game guards: the backbone of conservancies The success of the conservancy concept: going across national borders Recent trends in private wildlife conservation: game farming Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusions Acknowledgements and Brief Methodological Reflections References Index

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Harry Wels, Ph.D. (2000), VU University Amsterdam, is Associate Professor at that university, Publication Manager at the African Studies Centre in Leiden and extraordinary professor at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. His publications include Private Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe (Brill, 2003) and, together with Marja Spierenburg, Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa (Antipode, 2010).

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