Game in the Garden - A Human History of Wildlife in Western Canada to 1940

George Colpitts has his doctorate in history from the University of Alberta. He lives in Hull, Quebec.

Summary

This intriguing book identifies the imaginative use of wild animals in early western society and shows how attitudes to wild animals changed according to subsistence and economic needs and how wildlife helped to determine social relations among people.

Product details

• Authors: G. W. Colpitts, George Colpitts, George W. Colpitts
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2002
• EAN: 9780774809627
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-0962-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Weight: 460 g
• Illustrations: 14 b&w illustrations, 3 tables
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology