The Violence of Conservation in Africa

Download or read book The Violence of Conservation in Africa written by Ramutsindela, Maano and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering insights on violence in conservation, this timely book demonstrates how and why the state in Africa pursues conservation objectives to the detriment of its citizens. It focuses on how the dehumanization of black people and indigenous groups, the insertion of global green agendas onto the continent, a lack of resource sovereignty, and neoliberal conservation account for why violence is a permanent feature of conservation in Africa.