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Ice bear : the cultural history of an Arctic icon / Michael Engelhard.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2016Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 2016Description: 288pages 28cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780295999227 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.786 23
LOC classification:
  • QL737.C27 E537 2016
Contents:
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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Books Idaho Springs Public Library ANF 599.78 ENG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30404100175684

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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