Creating wilderness : a transnational history of the Swiss National Park /: a transnational history of the Swiss National Park. (2014)
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- Book
- Title:
- Creating wilderness : a transnational history of the Swiss National Park /: a transnational history of the Swiss National Park. (2014)
- Main Title:
- Creating wilderness : a transnational history of the Swiss National Park
- Uniform Title:
- Wildnis schaffen.
- Further Information:
- Note: Patrick Kupper ; translated by Giselle Weiss.
- Authors:
- Kupper, Patrick
- Contents:
- Figures; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Global Parks: National Parks, Globalization, and Western Modernism The Myth of Yellowstone Nature as National Symbol The Value of "Unspoiled" Nature The Global Conservation Movement National Parks and Natural Monuments The Globalization of the National Park Chapter 2. National Natures: The Swiss National Park and the Conservationist "Internationale" "A Beautiful Vision of the Future" Laying the Foundations The National Dimension "Reserve" or "National Park" National and Global Conservation Dynamics and Contingencies Chapter 3. Local Landscapes: Political Spaces, Institutional Arrangements, and Subjective Attitudes Global, Local Local Culture and Economy Fears and Expectations Area Selection and Initial Leases Rounding Out and Expanding Dealing with Conflicts Institutionalization and Subjectivation Chapter 4. Total Protection: Philosophy and Practice of "Freely Developing Nature" "Total Protection" and Intervening in Natural Processes Humans and Animals The Role of Park Wardens Managing Nature Introducing Animals Seeking a New Equilibrium Chapter 5. Ecological "Field Laboratory": The Park as a Scientific Experiment A New Field within Ecology Organizing and Financing Research "A Scientific National Park": International Reception Changing Research Methods and Practices Asynchronous Rhythms: Long-Term Observation and University Research Growing Importance of the National Park as a Field Laboratory? ChapterFigures; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Global Parks: National Parks, Globalization, and Western Modernism The Myth of Yellowstone Nature as National Symbol The Value of "Unspoiled" Nature The Global Conservation Movement National Parks and Natural Monuments The Globalization of the National Park Chapter 2. National Natures: The Swiss National Park and the Conservationist "Internationale" "A Beautiful Vision of the Future" Laying the Foundations The National Dimension "Reserve" or "National Park" National and Global Conservation Dynamics and Contingencies Chapter 3. Local Landscapes: Political Spaces, Institutional Arrangements, and Subjective Attitudes Global, Local Local Culture and Economy Fears and Expectations Area Selection and Initial Leases Rounding Out and Expanding Dealing with Conflicts Institutionalization and Subjectivation Chapter 4. Total Protection: Philosophy and Practice of "Freely Developing Nature" "Total Protection" and Intervening in Natural Processes Humans and Animals The Role of Park Wardens Managing Nature Introducing Animals Seeking a New Equilibrium Chapter 5. Ecological "Field Laboratory": The Park as a Scientific Experiment A New Field within Ecology Organizing and Financing Research "A Scientific National Park": International Reception Changing Research Methods and Practices Asynchronous Rhythms: Long-Term Observation and University Research Growing Importance of the National Park as a Field Laboratory? Chapter 6. Wilderness Limits: Natural Dynamics and Social Equilibrium A Faustian Bargain with Water Power Gambling with the National Park Calling All Nature Lovers And the Tourists Came "Recreational Instruction" Managing Wildlife Of Hunters and Deer Shooting in the National Park Conclusion Bibliography; Index … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Berghahn Books
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations
- Subjects:
- 333.7209494
Nature conservation -- Switzerland -- History
Schweizerischer Nationalpark (Switzerland) -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781782383741
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781782383734
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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