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Imagining extinction : the cultural meanings of endangered species
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We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim—the first one caused by humans. Heise argues that understanding these stories and symb...
We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim—the first one caused by humans. Heise argues that understanding these stories and symbols is indispensable for any effective advocacy on behalf of endangered species. More than that, she shows how biodiversity conservation, even and especially in its scientific and legal dimensions, is shaped by cultural assumptions about what is valuable in nature and what is not.
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- Creator
- Ursula K. Heise
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016
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- xiii, 280 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780226358024, 022635816X, 022635833X, 9780226358161, 9780226358338, 022635802X
- OCLC
- ocn930364335, ocn956376016
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-265) and index.
- Introduction: From the end of nature to the beginning of the anthropocene -- Lost dogs, last birds, and listed species : elegy and comedy in conservation stories -- From arks to ARKive.org : database, epic, and biodiversity -- The legal lives of endangered species : biodiversity laws and culture -- Mass extinction and mass slaughter : biodiversity, violence, and the dangers of domestication -- Biodiversity, environmental justice, and multispecies communities -- Multispecies fictions for the anthropocene -- Coda: The hug of the polar bear