Elephant Destiny: Biography Of An Endangered Species In Africa
Autor Martin Meredithen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2004
For
thousands
of
years,
the
majestic
elephant
has
roamed
the
African
continent,
as
beloved
by
man
as
it
has
been
preyed
upon.
But
centuries
of
exploitation
and
ivory
hunting
have
taken
their
toll:
now,
as
wars
and
poachers
continue
to
ravage
its
habitat,
as
disease
and
political
strife
deflect
attention
from
its
plight,
the
African
elephant
faces
imminent
extinction.
What will become of these magnificent beasts? As the elephant's future looms ever darker, Martin Meredith's concise and richly illustrated biography traces the elephant's history from the first ivory expeditions of the Egyptian pharaohs 2500 years ago to today, exploring along the way the indelible imprint the African elephant has made in art, literature, culture, and society. He shares recent extraordinary discoveries about the elephant's sophisticated family and community structure and reveals the remarkable ways in which elephants show compassion and loyalty to each other.
Elegant, illuminating, and urgent,Elephant Destinyoffers a beautiful and important tribute to one of earth's most magisterial creatures at the very moment it threatens to vanish from being.
What will become of these magnificent beasts? As the elephant's future looms ever darker, Martin Meredith's concise and richly illustrated biography traces the elephant's history from the first ivory expeditions of the Egyptian pharaohs 2500 years ago to today, exploring along the way the indelible imprint the African elephant has made in art, literature, culture, and society. He shares recent extraordinary discoveries about the elephant's sophisticated family and community structure and reveals the remarkable ways in which elephants show compassion and loyalty to each other.
Elegant, illuminating, and urgent,Elephant Destinyoffers a beautiful and important tribute to one of earth's most magisterial creatures at the very moment it threatens to vanish from being.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781586482336
ISBN-10: 1586482335
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 1586482335
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
Notă biografică
Martin
Meredithhas
spent
much
of
his
life
writing
about
Africa:
first
as
a
foreign
correspondent
for
theLondon
ObserverandSunday
Times,
then
as
a
research
fellow
at
St.
Antony's
College,
Oxford,
and
now
as
an
independent
author
and
commentator.