Otter [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel Allen
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| Autore: |
Allen Daniel (Daniel Nathan)
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| Titolo: |
Otter [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel Allen
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Reaktion Books, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 599.769 |
| Soggetto topico: | Otters |
| Human-animal relationships | |
| Otters - Conservation | |
| Hunting | |
| Fur | |
| Mammals in art | |
| Animals in literature | |
| Animals in motion pictures | |
| Animals and civilization | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introducing the otter -- Folklore, fables, tradition and the otter -- Commercial otter hunting -- Otter hunting for sport -- The literary otter -- The otter on screen -- Protecting the otter. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Although rarely seen in the wild, the otter is admired for its playful character and graceful aquatic agility, which were established in the popular imagination through books like Tarka the Otter and Ring of Bright Water. This, however, is just a very small part of their story-throughout history the otter has also been widely hunted for its fur and flesh. In Otter, human geographer Daniel Allen reveals how the animal's identity has been shaped by this variety of human interactions. As Allen explains, otters, while feared by some communities, were hun |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Otter |
| ISBN: | 1-283-13377-6 |
| 9786613133779 | |
| 1-86189-893-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812239103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Animal (Reaktion Books)