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Examines The Influence Of Human Economies And Cultures On The Ecosystems Of The Usa And South Africa; Seeks To Explain Change In Indigenous Ideas And Practices Towards The Environment, And Discusses The Rise Of Popular Environmentalism Up To The Present Day. Partial Contents: Hunting And Animals: From Game To Wildlife; The Fall And Rise Of Trees: Forests, Felling And Forestry; Agriculture: Exploitation Unlimited And Limited; Nature Reserves And National Parks: Revaluing And Renaturing The Wild; From Conservation To Environmentalism And Beyond. The Nature Of Environmental History: The United States And South Africa Compared. The Nature Of Environmental History; The Comparison; The Frontier Environment -- Hunting And Animals: From Game To Wildlife. Pre-colonial Hunting; Settler Hunting; Hunting Controls -- The Fall And Rise Of Trees: Forests, Felling And Forestry. Trees And People; Forestry And Conservation -- Agriculture: Exploitation Unlimited And Limited. Exploitation Unlimited; The Conservationist State -- Nature Reserves And National Parks: Revaluing And Renaturing The Wild. Preservation, Tourism And Depictions Of Nature; Biocentrism And Park Politics -- From Conservation To Environmentalism And Beyond. Environmental Ideas; Race, Environmentalism And Social Inequality; Postscript: Taming The Wild. William Beinart And Peter Coates. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.