Bears : a brief history /
Bernd Brunner ; translated from the German by Lori Lantz.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.
- 259 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Translated from the German. "Originally published in German ... in 2005 by Classen Verlag."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index.
Introduction -- Tracking the paths of bears -- Transformations -- mystery of the cave bear -- False steps -- Exotic discoveries -- bear's personality -- Sounds, senses, signals -- Bears as pets -- An observer in eastern Siberia -- Face to face -- Hunters and hunted -- Inuit and polar bears -- Closer than close -- Bears on show -- Bear substitutes -- "Bearanoia" -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliographic essay -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Credits. 1. 2. 3. The 4. 5. 6. The 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. The 13. 14. 15. 16.
Delightfully illustrated history of the complex relations between people and bears around the world.