The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal by Nicholls, Henry
The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal by Nicholls, Henry

The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal

Learn how the extraordinary impact of the panda--from obscurity to fame--is also the story of China's transition...
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Author: Henry Nicholls
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The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal by Nicholls, Henry

The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal

$67.75
The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal by Nicholls, Henry

The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal

$67.75
Author: Henry Nicholls
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Learn how the extraordinary impact of the panda--from obscurity to fame--is also the story of China's transition from shy beginnings to center stage.

Giant pandas have been causing a stir ever since their formal scientific discovery just over 140 years ago. For almost a century they defied classification; they outwitted hunters and escaped trappers, left the public elbowing and zoo turnstiles spinning, were sent on diplomatic journeys, branded onto products and turned into company logos. Thanks to the World Wide Fund for Nature this species became the face of global conservation. Yet in spite of humankind's evident obsession with the giant panda, it is only in the last few decades that scientific research has begun to show us what this mysterious, frequently misunderstood creature is really like.

Henry Nicholls uses the rich and curious history of the giant panda to do several things: to ponder our changing attitudes towards the natural world; to offer a compelling history of the conservation movement; and to chart the rise of modern China on its journey to become the self-sufficient, twenty-first-century superpower it is today.



Author: Henry Nicholls
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 06/01/2012
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781605983486

About the Author
Nicholls, Henry: - Henry Nicholls writes regularly for Nature, New Scientist and BBC Focus as well as the science journals Endeavor and Galapagos News. His first book, Lonesome George, told the story of the last giant tortoise of Pinta in the Galapagos and was shortlisted for the 2007 Royal Society General Book Prize. Henry lives in London.
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