Paperback / softback | |
October 28, 2016 | |
9780295999227 | |
English | |
304 | |
170 illus., 145 in color, 1 map | |
10.00 Inches (US) | |
8.00 Inches (US) | |
2.4 Pounds (US) | |
$34.95 USD, £22.99 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Ice Bear
The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon
Ice Bear traces and illuminates this intertwined history. From Inuit shamans to Jean Harlow lounging on a bearskin rug, from the cubs trained to pull sleds toward the North Pole to cuddly superstar Knut, it all comes to life in these pages. With meticulous research and more than 160 illustrations, the author brings into focus this powerful and elusive animal. Doing so, he delves into the stories we tell about Nature—and about ourselves—hoping for a future in which such tales still matter.
About the Author
Reviews
"Engelhard's thought-provoking iconography explores in depth the multitude of cultural roles played by the polar bear."—David Fox, Anchorage Press
"Essayist and wilderness guide Engelhard examines the intertwined history of polar bears and humans in this fascinating look at how we have interpreted the species. . . . Of particular interest now as polar ice melts."—Nancy Bent, Booklist
"'Iconic' is the marketing cliché of our times, applied as unthinkingly to wildlife as it is to biscuits. But here, Michael Engelhard digs deeper, tracing how the polar bear came to occupy its place in contemporary culture and, in the process, suggesting what the mechanics of iconography say about us."—Mike Unwin, BBC Wildlife Magazine
Endorsements
"Like the whale, the polar bear is a seismographic animal, its fate a sensory prediction of our own. Michael Engelhard's gorgeous synoptic survey of this icy cultural symbol speaks to this terrible, wonderful beauty, a paradoxical emblem of a world out of kilter. Beautifully written and tellingly illustrated, Engelhard's Ice Bear sits on top of our world, regnant, threatened, intrinsically and endlessly evocative of the ever vexed meeting of human and natural history."—Philip Hoare, author of The Sea Inside
"A great book about the greatest and most formidable of polar predators."—Richard Ellis, author of On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear
University of Washington Press | |
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Paperback / softback | |
October 28, 2016 | |
9780295999227 | |
English | |
304 | |
170 illus., 145 in color, 1 map | |
10.00 Inches (US) | |
8.00 Inches (US) | |
2.4 Pounds (US) | |
$34.95 USD, £22.99 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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