E Elena Songster

Panda Nation

The Construction and Conservation of China's Modern Icon

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Produktbeschreibung

Panda Nation demonstrates how the giant panda's transformation from an obscure animal into a national treasure reflects China's efforts to distinguish itself as a nation. Through government-directed science and popular nationalism, the story of the panda's iconic rise offers a striking reflection of China's dramatic ascent in global status.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780197533574
• ISBN-10: 0197533574
• Artikelnr.: 59078353

Autorenporträt

E. Elena Songster is Associate Professor of History at St. Mary's College of California.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* Introduction
* Chapter 1: Obscurity, Oddity, and Icon: The Emergence of the Giant
Panda as Animal and Image
* Chapter 2: Nation Building and the Nature of Communist Conservation
* Chapter 3: The Winding Road to Wanglang: Creating a Panda Reserve
* Chapter 4: Pandas Are Red: The Cultural Revolutionary Rise of the
Panda as Brand and Symbol
* Chapter 5: Panda Diplomacy: Animal Ambassadors and the Wild
Population
* Chapter 6: Rescuing the Panda from a Reforming China
* Chapter 7: Coloring the Panda with an Ethnic Touch: Monitoring Pandas
and Ecotourism
* Chapter 8: Olympic Pandas, Trojan Pandas, and the Science Behind Soft
Diplomacy
* Conclusion
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index