Bears : a brief history / Bernd Brunner ; translated from the German by Lori Lantz.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.Description: 259 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780300122992 (alk. paper)
  • 0300122993 (alk. paper)
  • 9780300143126 (pbk.)
  • 0300143125 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Kurze Geschichte der B�aren. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL 737 .C27 B78 2007
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Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Tracking the paths of bears -- 2. Transformations -- 3. The mystery of the cave bear -- 4. False steps -- 5. Exotic discoveries -- 6. The bear's personality -- 7. Sounds, senses, signals -- 8. Bears as pets -- 9. An observer in eastern Siberia -- 10. Face to face -- 11. Hunters and hunted -- 12. The Inuit and polar bears -- 13. Closer than close -- 14. Bears on show -- 15. Bear substitutes -- 16. "Bearanoia" -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliographic essay -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Credits.
Summary: Delightfully illustrated history of the complex relations between people and bears around the world.
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Translated from the German.

Delightfully illustrated history of the complex relations between people and bears around the world.

Introduction -- 1. Tracking the paths of bears -- 2. Transformations -- 3. The mystery of the cave bear -- 4. False steps -- 5. Exotic discoveries -- 6. The bear's personality -- 7. Sounds, senses, signals -- 8. Bears as pets -- 9. An observer in eastern Siberia -- 10. Face to face -- 11. Hunters and hunted -- 12. The Inuit and polar bears -- 13. Closer than close -- 14. Bears on show -- 15. Bear substitutes -- 16. "Bearanoia" -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliographic essay -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Credits.

"Originally published in German ... in 2005 by Classen Verlag."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index.

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