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Consuming Ivory: Mercantile Legacies of East Africa and New England(Culture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureConsuming Ivory)

Consuming Ivory: Mercantile Legacies of East Africa and New England(Culture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureConsuming Ivory)


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The economic prosperity of two nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New England towns rested on factories that manufactured piano keys, billiard balls, combs, and other items made of ivory imported from East Africa. Yet while towns like Ivoryton and Deep River, Connecticut, thrived, the African ivory trade left in its wake massive human exploitation and ecological devastation. At the same time, dynamic East African engagement with capitalism and imperialism took place within these trade histories. Drawing from extensive archival and field research in New England, Great Britain, and Tanzania, Alexandra Kelly investigates the complex global legacies of the historical ivory trade. She not only explains the complexities of this trade but also analyzes Anglo-American narratives about Africa, questioning why elephants and ivory feature so centrally in those representations. From elephant conservation efforts to the cultural heritage industries in New England and East Africa, her study reveals the ongoing global repercussions of the ivory craze and will be of interest to anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, and conservationists.

About the Author :
Alexandra Celia Kelly is assistant professor of history and anthropology at the University of Wyoming.

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"[S]trongly researched and well-written book for anthropologists, historians, conservators, politicians, and others interested in the history of the ivory trade and the ongoing global challenges surrounding elephant conservation in the face of the illicit ivory trade." (African Archaeological Review)


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  • ISBN-13: 9780295748771
  • Publisher: University of Washington Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Washington Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 278
  • Series Title: Culture, Place, and Nature
  • Weight: 544 gr
  • ISBN-10: 029574877X
  • Publisher Date: 18 May 2021
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Culture, Place, and Nature
  • Sub Title: Mercantile Legacies of East Africa and New England
  • Width: 152 mm


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