Igoe, Jim, 1964-

The nature of spectacle : on images, money, and conserving capitalism / Jim Igoe. - Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017. - xiv, 161 pages : maps ; 23 cm. - Critical green engagements : investigating the green economy and its alternatives . - Critical green engagements. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-152) and index.

Introduction: the spectacle of nature and circuits of capitalism -- 1. Making, managing, and marketing East African nature -- 2. A landscape that functions ecologically and economically? -- 3. Seeing the world to save the world -- 4. Wise exchange, convention space, and transnational tournaments of value -- 5. Consume, connect, conserve -- 6. Some last(ing) stories and reflections.

"A thoughtful treatise on how popular representations of nature, through entertainment and tourism, shape how we imagine environmental problems and their solutions"--Provided by publisher.

9780816530441


Nature conservation--Economic aspects.
Ecotourism.
Spectacular, The.
Capitalism.

333.72 IGO