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UNINA9910811756003321 |
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Autore |
Braverman Irus <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Wild life : the institution of nature / / Irus Braverman |
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Redwood City, : Stanford University Press, 2015 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (345 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wildlife conservation |
Endangered species |
Captive wild animals |
Naturalness (Environmental sciences) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Natural Life -- Chapter 1. Bifurcated Life -- Chapter 2. Captive Life -- Chapter 3. Continuous Life -- Chapter 4. Dynamic Life -- Chapter 5. Regulatory Life -- Chapter 6. Integrated Life -- Conclusion: Wild Life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Wild Life documents a nuanced understanding of the wild versus captive divide in species conservation. It also documents the emerging understanding that all forms of wild nature-both in situ (on-site) and ex situ (in captivity)-may need to be managed in perpetuity. Providing a unique window into the high-stakes world of nature conservation, Irus Braverman describes the heroic efforts by conservationists to save wild life. Yet in the shadows of such dedication and persistence in saving the life of species, Wild Life also finds sacrifice and death. Such life and death stories outline the modern |
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