The Invention of Green Colonialism. Guillaume Blanc

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      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Preface to the English Edition: History as a Starting Point Notes

      5  Acknowledgements

      6  Introduction

      7  1 Deconstructing Our Beliefs, (Re)thinking Nature Social injustice and ecological absurdity Green colonialism Understanding Africa through Ethiopian history Notes

      8  2 Turning Africa into Parkland (1850–1960) Eden and its fall The ecological impact of colonization The myths underpinning colonialism From game reserves to national parks Nature idealized and exploited Colonial organizations, international institutions Notes

      9  3 A Special Project for Africa (1960–1965) The beginnings of the WWF The myth of the lost forest The colonists leave; the experts remain The truth of networked texts Notes

      10  4 The Expert and the Emperor (1965–1970) A certain idea of Africa Making the colonial dream come true The diaspora of experts Laying down the law in Africa? A global game Protecting nature, wielding power Notes

      11  5 Violence Below the Surface of Nature (1970–1978) One national park, (too) many actors The myth, the state and the peasant UNESCO and the dictator Notes

      12  6 The Sustainable Development Trap (1978–1996) Nature remains a national issue Nature remains a colonial idea A new way of seeing Africa? A new way of seeing the Africans New ethic, old ways Notes

      13  7 The Fiction of the Community Approach (1996–2009) The spectre of degradation A useful myth Parks for people, against the people The disintegration of the community The people sacrificed to world heritage Notes

      14  8 The Roots of Injustice (2009–2019) A new poverty A different park for different people Beyond nature: absurdity A never-ending injustice Notes

      15  Conclusion Notes

      16  Afterword: Looking Ahead Notes

      17  Index

      18  End User License Agreement