2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Historical Characteristics of the movement for the Fauna Protectiton in British Africa
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16520443
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokushima |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKUMA Ryo Univ.of Tokushima, Dep.of the Integrated Arts and Sciences, Professor, 総合科学部, 教授 (30231335)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | natural protection / national park / British Empire / cultural conflict / hunting |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this survey is to clarify the historical characteristics of the experience of the experiments for the nature protection in British Empire from 1890s to 1950s. To accomplish these aims, I set up three research focuses : 1. The investigation on the experiment of wild animal protection and protests of native peoples in Southern Africa and East Africa, 2. The analysis of global network of protection movement supported by the British Empire, 3. Comparative study of experiences in British Africa and British Asia with special attention to the British Malaya.
Firstly, wild animal protection movement in Southern Africa was closely entangled with the political struggle between English speaking whites and Afrikaners. In Eastern Africa, the process of animal protection caused the demise of customary rights of native peoples and harsh protests among them.
Secondly, the extensive network of protection movement built up mainly by the Society for the Preservation of Fauna of Empire had been shifting their emphasis on the area to be protected and resulted in providing the modern global environmentalism.
Thirdly, the preservation movement in British Asia was promoted by the network above mentioned and under strong influence of the experiences in Africa. But, here the main obstacle for the development of the protection movement was posed by the protests by white owners of plantations.
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