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Beaver
Rachel Poliquin
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Description for Beaver
Paperback. Beaver explores the fascinating history of this small, often-overlooked, yet important animal and examines why the beaver has been hunted throughout the years, as well as looks at the unique way in which beavers form their societies. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Despite their humble appearance, beavers have a remarkable history. Ancient Greeks regarded beavers as models of chastity and prudence. Beaver fur drove the exploration of North America, and beavers are heralded as heroes, able to survive climate change by creating wetland habitats. This book explores our long infatuation with the beaver from North American mythology and Aesop's Fables to contemporary environmental politics. It also examines the facts and fictions of beaver democracies, beaver architecture and even, surprisingly, beaver-flavoured ice-cream. Beaver is a beautifully illustrated book, which will appeal to anyone interested in animal lore and in discovering extraordinary insights into ... Read more
Despite their humble appearance, beavers have a remarkable history. Ancient Greeks regarded beavers as models of chastity and prudence. Beaver fur drove the exploration of North America, and beavers are heralded as heroes, able to survive climate change by creating wetland habitats. This book explores our long infatuation with the beaver from North American mythology and Aesop's Fables to contemporary environmental politics. It also examines the facts and fictions of beaver democracies, beaver architecture and even, surprisingly, beaver-flavoured ice-cream. Beaver is a beautifully illustrated book, which will appeal to anyone interested in animal lore and in discovering extraordinary insights into ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Animal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780234236
SKU
V9781780234236
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Ref
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About Rachel Poliquin
Rachel Poliquin is a writer and curator. She is the author of The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing (2012). She lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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