Michael Engelhard: Ice Bear | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780295999227 | Ice Bear | The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon | Michael Engelhard

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Beschreibung

Michael Engelhard works as a wilderness guide in Arctic Alaska and holds an MA in cultural anthropology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His books include Where the Rain Children Sleep: A Sacred Geography of the Colorado Plateau, the anthology Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North, and a recent essay collection, American Wild: Explorations from the Grand Canyon to the Arctic Ocean. His writing has also appeared in Sierra, Outside, Audubon, National Wildlife, National Parks, High Country News, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Über den Autor

Michael Engelhard is the author of two essay collections, Where the Rain Children Sleep and American Wild, and the editor of four anthologies, including Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North. His writing has appeared in Sierra, Outside, National Wildlife, the San Francisco Chronicle, High Country News, and other publications. Trained as a cultural anthropologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, he has participated in fieldwork north of the Arctic Circle. He now guides wilderness trips in Gates of the Arctic National Park and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, his favorite places in the world. Having lived in Nome, at the southern limit of the White Bear's range, these days he calls Fairbanks, Alaska his home.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Polar Bear-Human Time Line

Map: Territories of Northern Peoples and Polar Bear Range

1. A Beast for the Ages

2. The Life and Death of a Superstar

3. The Bear as Early Commodity

4. Object of Scientific Curiosity

5. From White Terror to Trophy of Modernity

6. Zoo Bear and Circus Bear

7. Honored Guest and Ten-Legged Menace

8. A Taste of the Wild

9. The Transformative Bear

10. Helper and Protector

11. Lover, Super-Male, Mate

12. Archetype, Role Model, Eco Ambassador

13. Another Seaside Attraction

Notes

Associations and Websites

Selected Bibliography

Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	22
Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780295999227
ISBN-10:	0295999225
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Engelhard, Michael
Hersteller:	University of Washington Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 202 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Michael Engelhard
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.11.2016
Gewicht:	1,055 kg