Hunters - David Chancellor; Bill Kouwenhoven
KORTE INHOUD
At the turn of the century, East African hunting safaris became a fashionable pursuit among members of the privileged classes, particularly in Britain and the United States. The completion of the Uganda Railway in 1901 provided easier access to the interior highlands of British East Africa (now Kenya), where large game, especially elephants, lions, buffalo and rhinoceros, was plentiful. The white hunter served these paying customers as guide, teacher, and protector.
It was in Kenya in the early 20th century that the tourist trophy hunting industry proper started, with wealthy European and American visitors paying settler farmers to guide them on hunting safaris in the area. Similar tourist hunting industries soon developed elsewhere in Africa.
South Africa currently has the largest hunting industry. There are also well-developed hunting industries in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, and to a lesser extent Zambia, Mozambique and Swaziland. The southern African hunting industry has grown in recent years due partl...
It was in Kenya in the early 20th century that the tourist trophy hunting industry proper started, with wealthy European and American visitors paying settler farmers to guide them on hunting safaris in the area. Similar tourist hunting industries soon developed elsewhere in Africa.
South Africa currently has the largest hunting industry. There are also well-developed hunting industries in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, and to a lesser extent Zambia, Mozambique and Swaziland. The southern African hunting industry has grown in recent years due partl...
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2012Uitgever: Schilt Publishing206 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 310x250x25ISBN-10: 9053307788ISBN-13: 9789053307786Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Schilt: Amsterdam, 2012. Boards with dustwrapper, 209 pp., colour photographs, 25x31x2,4 cm. Fine/Fine. [parcel service]. [Categorie: Photography] [Auteur: Chancellor, David.] [Pagina's: 209] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Hunters.]
