Jason M. Colby (Associate Professor Associate Professor of History

Broschiertes Buch

Orca

How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator

Beschreibung

Orcas are the most controversial display animal in history. But how did we come to care about them in the first place? Drawing upon previously unavailable documents and interviews, this book explores our love affair with killer whales, and its impact on science, the marine park industry, and modern environmentalism.

Autor

Jason M. Colby is associate professor of environmental and international history at the University of Victoria. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, and raised in the Seattle area, he worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and Washington State. He is the author of The Business of Empire: United Fruit, Race, and US Expansion in Central America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9780190088361
• ISBN-10: 0190088362
• Artikelnr.: 57825213