The Bear: Culture, Nature, Heritage

Author:   Professor Owen Nevin ,  Professor Ian Convery (Author) ,  Professor Peter Davis ,  Barrie K. Gilbert (Contributor)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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9781837652655


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   13 May 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Professor Owen Nevin ,  Professor Ian Convery (Author) ,  Professor Peter Davis ,  Barrie K. Gilbert (Contributor)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Boydell & Brewer
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781837652655


ISBN 10:   1837652651
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   13 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Foreword: The Bear: A Cultural and Natural Heritage - Barrie K. Gilbert Introduction: What is a Bear? - Owen T. Nevin, Ian Convery, Peter Davis, John Kitchin and Melanie Clapham BEAR-PEOPLE INTERACTIONS The Spirit Bear - Philip Charles Out of the Wild Wood and into our Beds: The Evolutionary History of Teddy Bears and the Natural Selection of Deadly Cuteness - Mike Jeffries Bears within the Human Landscape: Cultural and Demographic Factors Influencing the Use of Bear Parts in Cambodia and Laos - Elizabeth O Davis and Jenny Anne Glikman Bears in Gay Culture: Histories, Discourses and Anthropomorphism - Gareth Longstaff Bears, Wildmen, Yeti and Sasquatch - Jeff Meldrum Bears in Children's Literature - Tracy Hayes, Heather Prince and Ian Convery Knowing Individual Bears - Owen T. Nevin, Ian Convery and John Kitchin BEARS IN THE PUBLIC GAZE Bears Behind Bars: Captive Bears Throughout History - Koen Cuyten and Ian Convery The Bear in the Museum - Peter Davis Museum Polar Bears and Climate Change - Henry McGhie On the Oblique Imperative: What Revealing Conceals and Concealing may Reveal - Mark Wilson and Bryndis Snæbjörnsdóttir Visitations: The Social and Cultural History of Polar Bear Narratives in Iceland and the North Atlantic - Kristinn Schram and Jón Jónsson BEAR BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION Chemical Signalling in Brown Bears - Melanie Clapham, Owen T. Nevin and Ian Convery Reducing Uncertainty in Bear Management - Sarah Elmeligi, Owen T. Nevin and Ian Convery Living with Bears in Europe - Miha Krofel Citizen Science and Bears - Sarah Elmeligi, Owen T. Nevin and Ian Convery Understanding Local Folklore and Attitudes in Apennine Brown Bear Conservation - Jenny Anne Glikman and Beatrice Frank Reducing Human Impacts on Andean Bears in NW Peru Through Community-based Conservation - Samantha A Young, Russell C Van Horn and Jenny Anne Glikman Afterword: 'It's Me Bear': Reflections on a Unique Career Working with Bears - Lynn Rogers List of Contributors Index Previous titles

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[A]n interesting and informative scholarly volume * CHOICE *


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OWEN T. NEVIN is Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), Adjunct Professor of Conservation Biology at CQUniversity Australia and Anniversary Visiting Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cumbria IAN CONVERY is Professor of Environment & Society at the University of Cumbria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is a director of the Lifescapes Project conservation charity. PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability. IAN CONVERY is Professor of Environment & Society at the University of Cumbria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is a director of the Lifescapes Project conservation charity. OWEN T. NEVIN is Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), Adjunct Professor of Conservation Biology at CQUniversity Australia and Anniversary Visiting Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cumbria PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability.

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