Selling the Serengeti The Cultural Politics of Safari Tourism |
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| Author:
| Gardner, Benjamin |
| Series title: | Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4508-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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Situating safari tourism within the discourses and practices of development, Selling the Serengeti examines the relationship between the Maasai people of northern Tanzania and the extraordinary influence of foreign-owned ecotourism and big game-hunting companies. It looks at two major discourses and policies surrounding biodiversity conservation, the championing of community-based conservation and the neoliberal focus on private investment in tourism.
Situating safari tourism within the discourses and practices of development, Selling the Serengeti examines the relationship between the Maasai people of northern Tanzania and the extraordinary influence of foreign-owned ecotourism and big game-hunting companies. It looks at two major discourses and policies surrounding biodiversity conservation, the championing of community-based conservation and the neoliberal focus on private investment in tourism.