Koala : a historical biography /

This book examines the koala's long seclusion from discovery (1803), its slow penetration of the European classificatory system, its distinctive history, and its emergence through observation, artistic and scientific depiction. It also covers koala destruction through settlement and hunting in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moyal, Ann, 1926-2019
Otros Autores: Organ, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : CSIRO Pub., 2008.
Colección:Australian natural history series.
Temas:
Koala > History.
Koala > Australia > Pictorial works.
Animals and civilization > Australia.
Koala > Histoire.
Koala > Australie > Ouvrages illustrés.
Animaux et civilisation > Australie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
Animals and civilization
Koala
Australia
History
Pictorial works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. 'The land that waited'
  • 2. Science and art; 3. Putting the animals on the map
  • 4. The upside-down world
  • 5. The indigenous people
  • 6. Field and metropolis
  • 7. Fire, fur and guns
  • 8. The literary koala
  • 9. Colin MacKenzie and the amazingkoala shoulder
  • 10. The new protectors
  • 11. Being and doing
  • 12. The survivor?
  • 13. Epilogue: Up close and personal.

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