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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Annette A. LaRoccoPublisher: Ohio University Press Imprint: Ohio University Press ISBN: 9780896803343ISBN 10: 0896803341 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 16 April 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1Lay of the LandConservation and the State in BotswanaPart I Authority2Coercion on Botswana’s Conservation Estate3Democracy, the Kgotla, and Promises of Consent amid Conservation Part II Territory4Land and Ownership on the Conservation Estate5Infrastructure and the Contours of Settlement, Tourism, and ConservationPart III Identity6Conservation Restrictions and the Construction of Criminalized Identities7Promises of Modernity and Failures of Development on the Conservation EstateConclusionAppendixPrimary Source InterviewsGlossary of Setswana TermsNotesReferencesIndexReviews"""Annette A. LaRocco's well-written book advances our understanding of the intersection of biodiversity conservation and state politics. It is a welcome text for political ecological research and African studies."" --Maano Ramutsindela, University of Cape Town ""With a smart research design and rich, original interviews, Annette A. LaRocco's book complicates the existing narrative of Botswanan exceptionalism as she compares the politics for how and why the state builds roads in two different wildlife areas. Her work deftly bridges multiple disciplines, including political science, history, indigenous studies, development studies, and environmental policy, to investigate important real-world problems of conservation and public service delivery in Africa."" --Lauren M. MacLean, Indiana University Bloomington" With a smart research design and rich, original interviews, Annette LaRocco’s book complicates the existing narrative of Botswanan exceptionalism as she compares the politics for how and why the state builds roads in two different wildlife areas. Her work deftly bridges multiple disciplines, including political science, history, indigenous studies, development studies, and environmental policy, to investigate important real-world problems of conservation and public service delivery in Africa. -- Lauren M. MacLean, Indiana University Bloomington Author InformationAnnette A. LaRocco is an associate professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University. Her work has appeared in Politics and Gender, Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, the Journal of Southern African Studies, and other outlets. LaRocco was a 2022–23 US Fulbright Scholar conducting research in Botswana and Zimbabwe through the Africa Regional Research Program. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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