![]() According to author Jacob Dlamini, there is another side to the park, a social history neglected by scholars and popular writers alike in which blacks (meaning Africans, Coloureds, and Indians) occupy center stage. The Kruger National Park is South Africa’s most iconic nature reserve, renowned for its rich flora and fauna. Safari Nation opens new lines of inquiry in the study of national parks in Africa and the rest of the world. Nancy Jacobs, author of Birders of Africa: History of a Network Following its own eclectic route through rural reserves, cities, and mines, from Table Mountain to the lowveld, Safari Nation offers a bold argument that by making claim on the more-than-human world, black South Africans created an inclusive nation.” On their way, they made a space of belonging through political effort, not nativism. Rather, Jacob Dlamini describes people on the move towards Kruger National Park, a place where conservation meant racial exclusion. “This book is about nature and black South Africans, but not as daughters and sons of the soil. William Beinart, author of Rise of Conservation in South Africa Dlamini does not pursue a polarized interpretation of the park and conservation as simply white/colonial constructs but instead develops a growing literature that presents African people as engaged in many different facets of park history, as agents, and conservationists.” “ Safari Nation is a highly original treatment of the history of Kruger National Park from a black perspective. Heidi Gengenbach, author of Binding Memories: Women as Makers and Tellers of History in Magude, Mozambique Dlamini’s skillful storytelling throughout the book manages to balance compassion and concern for justice with careful empirical detail in a direct, graceful prose that makes Safari Nation an enjoyable read from start to finish.” “An innovative work of intellectual, political, and social history, Safari Nation advances a compelling new explanation for why the ANC government has chosen not to dismantle colonial-era conservation projects whose origins lie in the dispossession of countless black families. Saul Dubow, author of South Africa's Struggle for Human Rights Jacob Dlamini captures South African experiences of nature and leisure that have largely escaped the historical profession, focusing his sharp eye on the significant minority of black South Africans who managed to live ’with-as opposed to under-colonialism and apartheid.’ An enjoyable book, full of surprises.” “In Safari Nation, the Kruger Park and South African ideas of nature and nationality are revealed in profoundly new and insightful ways. Drive through as many times as you like to give everyone in your group a chance to have a memorable encounter like this.Winner of the American Historical Association's 2021 Martin A. You’ll never forget the experience of one of our huge bull elk or deer eating from your bucket of feed. Feed the AnimalsĪs you make your way along the road in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley, stop every once in a while to feed the animals our specialty grain mixture. You could be among the lucky visitors who witness a live birth and the first steps of the newborn. This means you might see males competing with each other for the females’ attention, resulting in cute baby animals being born throughout the season. ![]() ![]() Our animals are allowed to roam freely and act instinctively. Feed the animals through your vehicle windows and be prepared to stop for them as they stroll across your path or even lie down. Take your time as you drive along the three miles of maintained gravel road. In the Safari, you'll be able to see animals run and frolic with abandon on our 180-acre property. The Virginia Safari Park opened in the spring of 2000 because we felt there was a need and desire for people to be able to see wild animals in a much more natural environment than had previously been available. ![]()
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