Ice bear : the cultural history of an Arctic icon
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- ISBN: 0295999225
- ISBN: 9780295999227
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cm - Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Homer Public Library | 599.786 ENG (Text) | 000137940 | Nonfiction | Available | - |