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Creating wilderness : a transnational history of the Swiss National Park / Patrick Kupper ; translated by Giselle Weiss.

Author/creator Kupper, Patrick
Format Electronic and Book
EditionEnglish language edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn, [2014]
Descriptionvii, 266 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Uniform titleWildnis schaffen. English
Series The environment in history : international perspectives ; volume 4
Contents List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Global parks : national parks, globalization, and western modernism -- Chapter 2. National natures : the Swiss National Park and the Conservationist Internationale -- Chapter 3. Local landscapes : political spaces, institutional arrangements, and subjective attitudes -- Chapter 4. Total protection : philosophy and practice of freely developing nature -- Chapter 5. Ecological field laboratory : the park as a scientific experiment -- Chapter 6. Wilderness limits : natural dynamics and social equilibrium -- Conclusion.
General noteTranslation of: Wildnis schaffen : eine transnationale Geschichte des Schweizerischen Nationalparks. Bern : Haupt, 2012.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013044896
ISBN9781782383734 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN1782383735 (hardback : acid-free paper)

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