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Bears : a brief history / Bernd Brunner ; translated from the German by Lori Lantz.

Summary:

Delightfully illustrated history of the complex relations between people and bears around the world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780300122992 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0300122993 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780300143126 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0300143125 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 259 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translated from the German.
"Originally published in German ... in 2005 by Classen Verlag."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Tracking the paths of bears -- Transformations -- The mystery of the cave bear -- False steps -- Exotic discoveries -- The bear's personality -- Sounds, senses, signals -- Bears as pets -- An observer in eastern Siberia -- Face to face -- Hunters and hunted -- The Inuit and polar bears -- Closer than close -- Bears on show -- Bear substitutes -- "Bearanoia" -- Epilogue.
Subject:
Bears > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library QL 737 .C27 B78 2007 283979 Stacks Reshelving -

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