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Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant - From Aristotle and Ivory to Science and Conservation (Paperback)
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Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant - From Aristotle and Ivory to Science and Conservation (Paperback)
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Loot Price R486
Discovery Miles 4 860
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Elephants have captivated the human imagination for as long as they
have roamed the earth, appearing in writings and cultures from
thousands of years ago and still much discussed today. In
Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant, veteran scientific
writer Dale Peterson has collected thirty-three essential writings
about elephants from across history, with geographical perspectives
ranging from Africa and Southeast Asia to Europe and the United
States. An introductory headnote for each selection provides
additional context and insights from Peterson's substantial
knowledge of elephants and natural history. The first section of
the anthology, "Cultural and Classical Elephants," explores the
earliest mentions of elephants in African mythology, Hindu
theology, and Aristotle and other ancient Greek texts. "Colonial
and Industrial Elephants" finds elephants in the crosshairs of
colonial exploitation in accounts pulled from memoirs commodifying
African elephants as a source of ivory, novel targets for
bloodsport, and occasional export for circuses and zoos. "Working
and Performing Elephants" gives firsthand accounts of the often
cruel training methods and treatment inflicted on elephants to
achieve submission and obedience. As elephants became an object of
scientific curiosity in the mid-twentieth century, wildlife
biologists explored elephant families and kinship, behaviors around
sex and love, language and self-awareness, and enhanced
communications with sound and smell. The pieces featured in
"Scientific and Social Elephants" give readers a glimpse into major
discoveries in elephant behaviors. "Endangered Elephants" points to
the future of the elephant, whose numbers continue to be ravaged by
ivory poachers. Peterson concludes with a section on literary
elephants and ends on a hopeful note with the 1967 essay "Dear
Elephant, Sir," which argues for the moral imperative to save
elephants as an act of redemption for their systematic abuse and
mistreatment at human hands. Essential to our understanding of this
beloved creature, Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant is a
must for any elephant lover or armchair environmentalist.
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