Badger / Daniel Heath Justice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Justice, Daniel Heath, author.

Series:

Animal (Reaktion Books)

Animal

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Badgers.

Old World badger--Behavior.

Old World badger.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fierce, menacing, and mysterious, badgers have fascinated humans as living animals, abstract symbols, or commercial resources for thousands of years-often to their detriment. With their reputation for determined self-defense, they have been brutalized by hunters and sportsmen, while their association with the mythic underworld has made them idealized symbols of earth-based wisdom and their burrowing habits have resulted in their widespread persecution as pests. In this highly illustrated book, Daniel Heath Justice provides the first global cultural history of the badger in over thirty years.

Contents:

Cover; Badger; Imprint Page ; Contents; Beneath the Moon, Below the Earth: Considering Badgers; 1. Natural Histories of the Badger; 2. Rise of the Delvers: The Symbolic Badger; 3. Notable Badgers of Page and Screen; 4. Uses and Abuses: The Persecuted Badger; Epilogue: Badger People, Badger Futures; Timeline of the Badger; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 08, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78023-383-3

OCLC:

898325454