Eight bears mythic past and endangered future
"Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining b...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Dickie, Gloria, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Eight bears : |b mythic past and endangered future / |c Gloria Dickie. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b W.W. Norton & Company, |c [2023] | |
| 300 | |a xiv, 250 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 520 | |a "Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250). | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Bears. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Bears |x Conservation. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Kofman, Nadine tribute. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Welch, Bill tribute. | |
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