Facing the wild

Informationen zum Autor Chilla Bulbeck is Professor of Women's Studies at Adelaide University where she teaches gender studies and social sciences. She has taught Australian Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Tokyo University. Klappentext * Reveals why we are so fascinated by wild animals, what they mean to us and how as ecotourists we may be loving animals to death Zusammenfassung An examination of why people seek out animals in their natural environment, what the desire for this experience tells us about the meanings of animals, nature, authenticity and wilderness in industrialized societies, and whether visitors change their environmental perspectives and behaviour, as the custodians of wildlife parks would like them to. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction * Part I: Back to Nature Tourism * Zoos and Circuses * Animals as Ambassadors for Conservation * So Long and Thanks For All the Fish * Part II: The Nature of Modern Society * Recapturing Lost * Loving Knowing * Respectful Stewardship of a Hybrid Nature * Appendices * Notes * References * Index

Product details

• Authors: Chilla Bulbeck, Bulbeck Chilla
• Publisher: External catalogues_UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2004
• EAN: 9781844071388
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-138-8
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; NATURE / Ecology, Biodiversity, Tourism industry, Retail and wholesale industries