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Keller, Eva

 
9781785335228: Beyond the Lens of Conservation: Malagasy and Swiss Imaginations of One Another
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1785335227 ISBN 13 : 9781785335228
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2017

Synopsis

The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation also trigger a connection between ordinary people in these two far-flung places? The study investigates how the Malagasy farmers living at the edge of the park perceive the conservation enterprise and what people in Switzerland see when looking towards Madagascar through the lens of the zoo exhibit. It crystallizes that the stories told in either place have almost nothing in common: one focuses on power and history, the other on morality and progress. Thus, instead of building a bridge, Nature conservation widens the gap between people in the North and the South.

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À propos de l'auteur

Eva Keller has been carrying out anthropological research in Madagascar since 1998 and is currently a research fellow at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Zurich. She received her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 2002 and is the author of The Road to Clarity.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785335227
ISBN 13 
9781785335228
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
260
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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