Mad about wildlife : looking at social conflict over wildlife / edited by Ann Herda-Rapp and Theresa L. Goedeke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herda-Rapp, Ann.

Goedeke, Theresa L.

Series:

Human-animal studies ; v. 2.

Human-animal studies, 1573-4226 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights.

Wildlife management.

Social conflict.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of qualitative case studies demonstrates how social groups create opposing symbolic meanings of Nature during conflict over wildlife issues. It highlights the untapped utility of constructionist approaches for understanding how different meanings can ultimately affect wildlife and people.

Contents:

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction (Theresa L. Goedeke and Ann Herda-Rapp); PART ONE. CONSTRUCTING THE WILDLIFE INWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ISSUES; PART TWO. CONSTRUCTING THE PEOPLE AND PRACTICESIN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ISSUES; PART THREE. DECONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTINGWILDLIFE POLICY APPROACHES; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-86807-4

9786610868070

1-4294-5304-4

90-474-0744-X

1-4337-0498-6

OCLC:

476024197