Extinction and the human : four American encounters / Timothy Sweet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sweet, Timothy, 1960- author.

Series:

Alembics

Alembics : Penn studies in literature and science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--History and criticism.

American literature.

Human-animal relationships--America--History.

Human-animal relationships.

Human-animal relationships in literature.

Human ecology in literature.

Animals in literature.

Mammals--Effect of human beings on--America.

Mammals.

Whales--Effect of human beings on--America.

Whales.

American bison--Effect of human beings on--America.

American bison.

Extinction (Biology).

History.

America.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Extinction and the Human brings some of the human/animal distinction's motivating concerns-morality, communicability, historical destiny, sovereignty-to case studies of human-animal relations in which animal species have become extinct or endangered. This book focuses on mammoths, whales, and the North American bison beginning with the moments that these species' extinction or endangerment began to generate significant print archives. Throughout the cases in this book, various accounts of the distribution of agency and responsibility give rise to different accounts of the human role with respect to nonhumans"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-180) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Burt fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780812253429

0812253426

OCLC:

1237630862