The Resource Ivory : power and poaching in Africa, Keith Somerville
Ivory : power and poaching in Africa, Keith Somerville
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- Summary
- "Despite the 1989 global ivory trade ban, poaching and ivory smuggling have not abated. More than half of Tanzania's elephants have been killed for their ivory since 2007. A similarly alarming story can be told of the herds in northern Mozambique and across swathes of central Africa. But why the new upsurge? The popular narrative blames a meeting of two evils -- criminal poaching and terrorism. But the answer is not that simple. Since ancient times, large-scale killing of elephants for their tusks has been driven by demand beyond Africa's range states from the Egyptian pharaohs through the industrialising West to the new wealthy business class of China. Elephant hunting in Africa is also governed by human-elephant conflict, traditional hunting practices and the impact of colonial exploitation and criminalisation. Ivory follows this complex history of the tusk trade in Africa, and explains why it is corruption, crime and politics, rather than insurgency, that we should worry about. In this ground-breaking work, Somerville argues that regulation -- not prohibition -- of the ivory trade is the best way to stop uncontrolled poaching." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 390 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- 1. Africa and ivory : an ancient but bloody and brutal trade
- 2. The nineteenth century : one hundred years of exploitation and extermination
- 3. The ivory trade and criminalisation of African hunters under colonial rule
- 4. Conservation, corruption, crime and conflict in East Africa
- 5. The killing fields of Central and Southern Africa
- 6. The CITES saga
- 7. Resurgent poaching : soaring Chinese demand and developing insurgency discourse
- 8. Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9781849046763
- Label
- Ivory : power and poaching in Africa
- Title
- Ivory
- Title remainder
- power and poaching in Africa
- Statement of responsibility
- Keith Somerville
- Subject
-
- Wilderei
- African elephant -- Conservation
- Korruption
- Elefanten
- Bedrohte Tiere
- Schmuggel
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, (1973 March 3)
- African elephant -- Effect of hunting on
- Afrika
- Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen
- Bedrohte Tiere
- Artensterben
- Korruption
- Wilderei
- Poaching -- Political aspects -- Africa
- Elefanten
- Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices -- Africa
- Artensterben
- African elephant -- Effect of poaching on
- Schmuggel
- Elfenbeinhandel
- Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices
- Elfenbeinhandel
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Despite the 1989 global ivory trade ban, poaching and ivory smuggling have not abated. More than half of Tanzania's elephants have been killed for their ivory since 2007. A similarly alarming story can be told of the herds in northern Mozambique and across swathes of central Africa. But why the new upsurge? The popular narrative blames a meeting of two evils -- criminal poaching and terrorism. But the answer is not that simple. Since ancient times, large-scale killing of elephants for their tusks has been driven by demand beyond Africa's range states from the Egyptian pharaohs through the industrialising West to the new wealthy business class of China. Elephant hunting in Africa is also governed by human-elephant conflict, traditional hunting practices and the impact of colonial exploitation and criminalisation. Ivory follows this complex history of the tusk trade in Africa, and explains why it is corruption, crime and politics, rather than insurgency, that we should worry about. In this ground-breaking work, Somerville argues that regulation -- not prohibition -- of the ivory trade is the best way to stop uncontrolled poaching." -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Somerville, Keith
- Dewey number
- 381/.4567943096
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD9429.I863
- LC item number
- A33 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Elefanten
- Ivory industry
- African elephant
- African elephant
- African elephant
- Poaching
- Ivory industry
- Elfenbeinhandel
- Schmuggel
- Korruption
- Elefanten
- Wilderei
- Bedrohte Tiere
- Artensterben
- Elfenbeinhandel
- Schmuggel
- Korruption
- Wilderei
- Bedrohte Tiere
- Artensterben
- Afrika
- Label
- Ivory : power and poaching in Africa, Keith Somerville
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-371) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Africa and ivory : an ancient but bloody and brutal trade -- 2. The nineteenth century : one hundred years of exploitation and extermination -- 3. The ivory trade and criminalisation of African hunters under colonial rule -- 4. Conservation, corruption, crime and conflict in East Africa -- 5. The killing fields of Central and Southern Africa -- 6. The CITES saga -- 7. Resurgent poaching : soaring Chinese demand and developing insurgency discourse -- 8. Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn950450616
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781849046763
- Lccn
- 2016498794
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781849046763
- (OCoLC)950450616
- Label
- Ivory : power and poaching in Africa, Keith Somerville
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-371) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Africa and ivory : an ancient but bloody and brutal trade -- 2. The nineteenth century : one hundred years of exploitation and extermination -- 3. The ivory trade and criminalisation of African hunters under colonial rule -- 4. Conservation, corruption, crime and conflict in East Africa -- 5. The killing fields of Central and Southern Africa -- 6. The CITES saga -- 7. Resurgent poaching : soaring Chinese demand and developing insurgency discourse -- 8. Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn950450616
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781849046763
- Lccn
- 2016498794
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781849046763
- (OCoLC)950450616
Subject
- African elephant -- Conservation
- African elephant -- Effect of hunting on
- African elephant -- Effect of poaching on
- Afrika
- Artensterben
- Artensterben
- Bedrohte Tiere
- Bedrohte Tiere
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, (1973 March 3)
- Elefanten
- Elefanten
- Elfenbeinhandel
- Elfenbeinhandel
- Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices
- Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices -- Africa
- Korruption
- Korruption
- Poaching -- Political aspects -- Africa
- Schmuggel
- Schmuggel
- Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen
- Wilderei
- Wilderei
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