The Game of Conservation: International Treaties to Protect the World's Migratory Animals

Cioc (history, U. of California at Santa Cruz) argues that the major animal-protection treaties of the early 20th century are better understood as international hunting treaties rather than as conservation treaties. These treaties were more concerned with the protection of hunting grounds and prized prey than with protecting habitats or ecosystems. He describes the formation and implementation of these treaties, as well as the efforts of conservationists and others to reform them and eventually institute new accords that would overcome the hunting ethos of the early treaties. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)