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Hannah Arendt (14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975), German-American philosopher and political theorist, was the first to argue that there were continuities between the age of European imperialism and the age of fascism in Europe. In her pivotal work The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), she established that theories of race, notions of racial and cultural superiority, and the right of ‘superior races’ to expand territorially were themes that connected the white settler colonies, the other imperial possessions, and the fascist ideologies of post-Great War Europe.
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The Colonial Governance of the Natural World: A History of Tanzanian Wildlife Conservation
Bernhard Gissibl is author of The Nature of German Imperialism. Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in colonial East Africa, published this July by Berghahn. His work analyses the role of hunting and game conservation in the making of the col0nial state in what was then German East Africa. The book reveals the years of German colonial rule prior to World War I as the foundational period of Tanzania’s extensive wildlife conservation regime. Here he discusses his work, some of the surprises and challenges that the topic entailed, and what he found most rewarding about following the archival tracks left by the elephants and lions of the past. Continue reading “The Colonial Governance of the Natural World: A History of Tanzanian Wildlife Conservation”
Academic Book Week is Here!
Academic Book Week will be celebrated in the UK and internationally from 9-16 November 2015, and it’s organized as part of the Academic Book of the Future Project.
This week-long series of events aims to raise awareness for the variety and accessibility of academic books and to enhance the wider debate about the value of arts and humanities research in the UK.
Berghahn is delighted to celebrate Academic Book Week with special offers on all titles in the followring seven Featured Series.
Get 50% off orders placed via our website between 9th and 15th November when you enter the code BBABW at checkout!