Governing the Wild
Author | : Stephanie Rutherford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 1452946744 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781452946740 |
Rating | : 4/5 (740 Downloads) |
Download or read book Governing the Wild written by Stephanie Rutherford and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take four emblematic American scenes: the Hall of Biodiversity at the American Museum of Natural History in New York; Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando; an ecotour of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks; the film An Inconvenient Truth. Other than expressing a common interest in the environment, they seem quite dissimilar. And yet, as Governing the Wild makes clear, these sites are all manifestations of green governmentality, each seeking to define and regulate our understanding, experience, and treatment of nature. Stephanie Rutherford shows how the museum presents a scientiz.