Endlings Fables for the Anthropocene
Amid the historical decimation of species around the globe, a new way into the language of loss. An endling is the last known individual of a species; when that individual dies, the species becomes extinct. These "last individuals" are poignant characters in the stories that humans tell th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press
2022
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| Series: | Forerunners: Ideas First
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009672637706719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series List
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: We Humans Are a Storytelling Species
- Chapter 1. Species and Starts: Benjamin the Thylacine and Qi Qi the Baiji
- Chapter 2. Extinctions and Endings: Celia the Ibex and Lonesome George the Tortoise
- Chapter 3. Charisma and Character: Incas the Carolina Parakeet, Turgi the Tree Snail, and Wood's Cycad
- Conclusion: How Do You Say "Endling" In isiZulu?
- Acknowledgments
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
