Wolf /
Feared and revered, the wolf has been admired as a powerful hunter and symbol of the wild and reviled for its danger to humans and livestock. Garry Marvin reveals in Wolf how the ways in which wolves are imagined has had far-reaching implications for how actual wolves are treated by humans.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2012.
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| Series: | Animal (Reaktion Books)
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| Summary: | Feared and revered, the wolf has been admired as a powerful hunter and symbol of the wild and reviled for its danger to humans and livestock. Garry Marvin reveals in Wolf how the ways in which wolves are imagined has had far-reaching implications for how actual wolves are treated by humans. |
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| Physical Description: | 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes web resources (page 195). |
| ISBN: | 9781861898791 (pbk.) 1861898797 (pbk.) |