Zoo world : essays /
We contain the elements of our world in archives, boxes, collections, mausoleums, history books and museums, trying to stave off their eventual disappearance from our memory and from the earth in a futile attempt at redemption for our violence against them. In Zoo World, Mary Quade examines our prop...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbus :
Mad Creek Books, an imprint of the Ohio State University Press,
[2023].
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| Summary: | We contain the elements of our world in archives, boxes, collections, mausoleums, history books and museums, trying to stave off their eventual disappearance from our memory and from the earth in a futile attempt at redemption for our violence against them. In Zoo World, Mary Quade examines our propensity for damage, our relationships with other species, our troubling belief in our own dominion and the reality that when you put something in a cage, it becomes your responsibility. Her subjects are as eclectic as mallard ducks, ancient churches, monarch butterflies, classrooms, tourism, street markets, zoos and dairy cows and as global as migration, war, language and climate change. Whatever the topic at hand, Zoo World considers how our stewardship of the earth and one another falls short, hoping that a more humble understanding of our place on the planet might lead not only to our mutual survival but also to the extinction of our hubris as human beings. Replete with Quade's lyrical and observational gifts and refusing to let any of us off the hook in the name of inspiration or comfort, these essays are a fresh take on travel and nature writing, pushing both in thrilling new directions. |
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| Physical Description: | 220 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780814258774 0814258778 |