Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1. Global Parks: National Parks, Globalization, and Western Modernism
- The Myth of Yellowstone
- Nature as National Symbol
- The Value of "Unspoiled" Nature
- The Global Conservation Movement
- National Parks and Natural Monuments
- The Globalization of the National Park
Chapter 2. National Natures: The Swiss National Park and the Conservationist "Internationale"
- "A Beautiful Vision of the Future"
- Laying the Foundations
- The National Dimension
- "Reserve" or "National Park"
- National and Global Conservation
- Dynamics and Contingencies
Chapter 3. Local Landscapes: Political Spaces, Institutional Arrangements, and Subjective Attitudes
- Global, Local
- Local Culture and Economy
- Fears and Expectations
- Area Selection and Initial Leases
- Rounding Out and Expanding
- Dealing with Conflicts
- Institutionalization and Subjectivation
Chapter 4. Total Protection: Philosophy and Practice of "Freely Developing Nature"
- "Total Protection" and Intervening in Natural Processes
- Humans and Animals
- The Role of Park Wardens
- Managing Nature
- Introducing Animals
- Seeking a New Equilibrium
Chapter 5. Ecological "Field Laboratory": The Park as a Scientific Experiment
- A New Field within Ecology
- Organizing and Financing Research
- "A Scientific National Park": International Reception
- Changing Research Methods and Practices
- Asynchronous Rhythms: Long-Term Observation and University Research
- Growing Importance of the National Park as a Field Laboratory?
Chapter 6. Wilderness Limits: Natural Dynamics and Social Equilibrium
- A Faustian Bargain with Water Power
- Gambling with the National Park
- Calling All Nature Lovers
- And the Tourists Came
- "Recreational Instruction"
- Managing Wildlife
- Of Hunters and Deer
- Shooting in the National Park
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
