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Ice Bear : The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon /
"Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of arti...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Polar bear-human time line -- Map: Territories of northern peoples and polar bear range -- A beast for the ages -- The life and death of a superstar -- The bear as early commodity -- Object of scientific curiosity -- From white terror to trophy of modernity -- Zoo bear and circus bear -- Honored guest and ten-legged menace -- A taste of the wild -- The transformative bear -- Helper and protector -- Lover, super-male, mate -- Archetype, role model, eco ambassador -- Another seaside attraction. | |
| 520 | |a "Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of artifacts attest to its charisma, and to the fraught relationships between our two species. In the White Bear, we acknowledge the magic of wildness: it is both genuinely itself and a screen for our imagination. Ice Bear traces and illuminates this intertwined history. From Inuit shamans to Jean Harlow lounging on a bearskin rug, from the cubs trained to pull sleds toward the North Pole to cuddly superstar Knut, it all comes to life in these pages. With meticulous research and more than 160 illustrations, the author brings into focus this powerful and elusive animal. Doing so, he delves into the stories we tell about Nature-and about ourselves-hoping for a future in which such tales still matter"--Publisher. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Polar bear in art. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01068262 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Human-animal relationships. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00963482 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY / Polar Regions |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Life Sciences |x Zoology |x Mammals. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a NATURE |x Animals |x Mammals. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Ours blanc |x Aspect psychologique. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Ours blanc |x Effets de l'homme sur. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Polar bear |x Psychological aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Polar bear |x Effect of human beings on. | |
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