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Panda nation : the construction and conservation of China's modern icon /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Songster, E. Elena (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Pandas > Symbolic aspects > China.
Pandas > Political aspects > China.
Pandas > Conservation > China.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half title; Panda Nation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Obscurity, Oddity, and Icon: The Emergence of the Giant Panda as Animal and Image; 2. Nation Building and the Nature of Communist Conservation; 3. The Winding Road to Wanglang: Creating a Panda Reserve; 4. Pandas Are Red: The Cultural Revolutionary Rise of the Panda as Brand and Symbol; 5. Panda Diplomacy: Animal Ambassadors and the Wild Population; 6. Rescuing the Panda from a Reforming China; 7. Coloring the Panda with an Ethnic Touch: Monitoring Pandas and Ecotourism.
  • 8. Olympic Pandas, Trojan Pandas, and the Science behind Soft DiplomacyConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.