Extension, subversion, containment: Eco-nationalism and (post)colonial nature in Aotearoa New Zealand

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-353

  Ginn, Franklin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botanic gardens; Eco nationalism; History; Nature; New Zealand; Preservation

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL LEGACY; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; POST-COLONIALISM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 45349086961     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2008.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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