Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon by Engelhard, Michael

Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon

Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a...
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Author: Michael Engelhard
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Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon by Engelhard, Michael

Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon

€56,85

Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon

€56,85
Author: Michael Engelhard
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of artifacts attest to its charisma, and to the fraught relationships between our two species. In the White Bear, we acknowledge the magic of wildness: it is both genuinely itself and a screen for our imagination.

Ice Bear traces and illuminates this intertwined history. From Inuit shamans to Jean Harlow lounging on a bearskin rug, from the cubs trained to pull sleds toward the North Pole to cuddly superstar Knut, it all comes to life in these pages. With meticulous research and more than 160 illustrations, the author brings into focus this powerful and elusive animal. Doing so, he delves into the stories we tell about Nature--and about ourselves--hoping for a future in which such tales still matter.



Author: Michael Engelhard
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 11/01/2016
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780295999227


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2016 pg. 6
Choice 07/01/2017

About the Author

Michael Engelhard works as a wilderness guide in Arctic Alaska and holds an MA in cultural anthropology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His books include Where the Rain Children Sleep: A Sacred Geography of the Colorado Plateau, the anthology Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North, and a recent essay collection, American Wild: Explorations from the Grand Canyon to the Arctic Ocean. His writing has also appeared in Sierra, Outside, Audubon, National Wildlife, National Parks, High Country News, and the San Francisco Chronicle.




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