Nature Crime (e-bog) af Rosaleen Duffy, Duffy
Rosaleen Duffy, Duffy (forfatter)

Nature Crime e-bog

238,03 DKK (inkl. moms 297,54 DKK)
In this impressively researched, alarming book, Rosaleen Duffy investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West’s attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory, and ultimately very damaging. Analyzing the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, Duffy points out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from co...
E-bog 238,03 DKK
Forfattere Rosaleen Duffy, Duffy (forfatter)
Udgivet 31 august 2010
Længde 288 sider
Genrer JFFT
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780300154351
In this impressively researched, alarming book, Rosaleen Duffy investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West’s attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory, and ultimately very damaging. Analyzing the workings of the black-market wildlife industry, Duffy points out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for cellular phones to exotic meats sold in London street markets. She looks at the role of ecotourism, showing how Western travelers contribute—often unwittingly—to the destruction of natural environments. Most strikingly, she argues that the imperatives of Western-style conservation often result in serious injustice to local people, who are branded as “problems” and subject to severe restrictions on their way of life and even extrajudicial killings.