Description: Further DetailsTitle: Encountering GorillasCondition: NewSubtitle: A Chronicle of Discovery, Exploitation, Understanding, and SurvivalISBN-10: 1442219556EAN: 9781442219557ISBN: 9781442219557Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/05/2013Description: Gorillas, the largest of the apes inhabiting our planet, have been a source of fear, awe, and inspiration to humans. In this book, James L. Newman brings a lifetime of study of Africa to his compelling story of the rich and varied interaction between gorillas and humans since earliest contact. He illuminates the complex relationship over time through the interlinked themes of discovery, exploitation, understanding, and continuing survival. Tragically, the number of free-living gorillas—facing habitat loss, disease, and poaching—has declined dramatically over the course of the past century, and the future of the few that remain is highly uncertain. At the same time, those in zoos and sanctuaries now lead much more secure lives than they did earlier. Newman follows this transition, highlighting the roles played by key individuals, both humans and gorillas. Among the former have been adventurers, opportunists, writers, and scientists. The latter include real gorillas, such as Gargantua and Koko, and fictional ones, notably King Kong and Mighty Joe Young. This thoughtful and engaging book helps us understand how our image of gorillas has been both distorted and clarified through culture and science for centuries and how we now control the destiny of these magnificent great apes.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 159mmItem Width: 21mmItem Weight: 467gAuthor: James L. NewmanGenre: Home Garden & PetsRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Encountering Gorillas
Title: Encountering Gorillas
Subtitle: A Chronicle of Discovery, Exploitation, Understanding, and Surviv
ISBN-10: 1442219556
EAN: 9781442219557
ISBN: 9781442219557
Release Date: 07/05/2013
Release Year: 2013
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Encountering Gorillas : a Chronicle of Discovery, Exploitation, Understanding, and Survival
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Human Geography, Animals / Primates, General, Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Social Science, Science, History
Item Weight: 16.5 Oz
Author: James L. Newman
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
