Elephant Treaties: The Colonial Legacy of the Biodiversity Crisis PDF
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ElEphant trEatiEs Elephant Treaties thE Colonial lEgaCy of thE BiodivErsity Crisis Rachelle Adam University Press of New England Hanover and London University Press of New England www.upne.com © 2014 University Press of New England All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Mindy Basinger Hill Typeset in Adobe Caslon Pro University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon nh 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adam, Rachelle, 1951– author. Elephant treaties: the colonial legacy of the biodiversity crisis / Rachelle Adam. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-1-61168-499-5 (cloth: alk. paper)— isBn 978-1-61168-500-8 (ebook) 1. Biodiversity conservation—Law and legislation—History. 2. Wildlife conservation (International law)—History. 3. Environmental law, International—History. 4. Imperialism—History. 5. Elephants—Law and legislation— History. I. Title. K3488. a93 2014 346.04'69516—dc23 2013026567 5 4 3 2 1 I dedicate this book to those extraordinary individuals who devote their lives to the wildlife of Africa. By their courage in the face of danger and even terror, they remind us that against overwhelming odds, we can still influence the present course of events. These people have made the difference to the elephants of Africa, and perhaps are all that stand between them and the irreversible descent into oblivion. Contents Acknowledgments ix List of Acronyms xi ChaptEr onE Introduction 1 ChaptEr two Colonial Beginnings 13 ChaptEr thrEE Decolonialization 58 ChaptEr four Disillusionment 98 ChaptEr fivE Epilogue and Renewal 126 Notes 139 Index 183 Acknowledgments In writing this book, I owe a great deal to the research librarians at the Harvard University libraries, who were generous with their knowledge and time, and particularly Frederic Burchsted for introducing me to the Harold Coolidge papers. I also thank the librarians at the Wildlife Conservation So- ciety at the Bronx Zoo for their assistance in accessing the archival material housed in the society’s library. And for its ongoing support throughout my doctoral research, I gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations. I thank both Peter Haas and Nicholas Robinson for their kindness in making the time to meet with me and discuss the research at its initial stage; and especially Francoise Burhenne-Guilmin of the iuCn Environmental Law Center (ElC) for her generosity in answering my many questions, and in forwarding hard-to-find sources. In particular, I thank Tamar Ron for her un- flagging enthusiastic support and key insights, and especially for her generosity in sharing her rich and unique experiences of African nature. Above all I thank my doctoral advisor, Professor Tomer Broude of Hebrew University’s law faculty, for his key part in the making of this book: for his patience in reviewing the never-ending drafts of my thesis; his constructive criticisms and bringing to my attention sources that proved crucial; and his insights that always cut right to the core of the problem, as well as his wise advice that got me back on course.
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