A wide-ranging examination of how diverse cultures have thought about, reacted to, and interacted with animals. It explores the idea that the human species cannot be fully itself without these "others".
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Paul Shepard is Avery Professor of Human Ecology Emeritus at Pitzer College and the Claremont Graduate School.
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Seller: Dream Books Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps. Seller Inventory # DBV.1559634332.A
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Somes pages have yellow highlighting, otherwise clean and crisp. Binding sound. corners square. DJ intact and clean. Light shelfwear and some fading along the spine and upper edge. Seller Inventory # mon0000149880
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Island Press, 1995. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, with some shelf/edgewear. Seller Inventory # 541392
Seller: Recycled Books & Music, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus Jacket. First Edition. 374pp. Minor ex-Library with just a few stamps to the lower edge of text block. Sticker residue at spine heel of rear board. Spine ends are bumped. Top edge of text block has light dust staining. Spine is a bit cocked. Jacket has creases along the edges. Spine heel is missing a tiny piece. Jacket has scuffs and light scratches. Remains of old price sticker at spine heel of rear panel. Spine has a vertical ink mark. Text is unmarked. 1559634332. Minor Ex-library. Seller Inventory # 32600
Seller: Tom Green County Friends of the Library, San Angelo, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. No wear to cover Light dust top of pages. Seller Inventory # 011881
Seller: YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 1559634332-VB
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 42W93_52_1559634332
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-1559634332
Seller: Rural Hours, La Grande, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Association copy, inscribed on the half title page: "For brother Joe [Meeker], with warmest regards, Paul Shepard." Uncommon signed. Also included is a near fine signed first paperback edition of Joseph Meeker's The Comedy of Survival: Studies in Literary Ecology (International College, Guild of Tutors Press, 1980). Meeker, who lived on Vashon Island in Puget Sound,was a PhD biologist who is credited with originating the idea of ecocriticism, which he first called "literary ecology" in this influential book, arguing that the dominance of "tragic" narratives has defined human's relationship to, and degradation of, the earth, and that a more playful "comic" narrative and mode could be a solution, a way to a better relationship. Thus a great association between influential environmental writers. Shepard is known for his wide-ranging contributions to deep ecological thought, especially the "Pleistocene paradigm," and was recognized with Guggenheim and Rockefeller grants. A very near fine book with a hint of dusting to top face of text block; in a fine jacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-1680586809650