Exotics At Home

Author : Micaela di Leonardo
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226472645
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotics at Home written by Micaela di Leonardo and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-03-16 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the exotic, after all? In this study, Micaela di Leonardo reveals the face of power within the mask of cultural difference. Focusing on the intimate and shifting relations between popular portrayals of exotic Others and the practice of anthropology, that profession assumed to be America's Guardian of the Offbeat, she casts new light on gender, race, and the public sphere in America's past and present. Chicago's 1893 Columbian World Exposition and today's college-town ethnic boutiques frame di Leonardo's century-long analysis.

Author : Micaela Di Leonardo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226149103
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotics at Home written by Micaela Di Leonardo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the exotic, after all? In this study, Micaela di Leonardo reveals the face of power within the mask of cultural difference. Focusing on the intimate and shifting relations between popular portrayals of exotic Others and the practice of anthropology, that profession assumed to be America's Guardian of the Offbeat, she casts new light on gender, race, and the public sphere in America's past and present. Chicago's 1893 Columbian World Exposition and today's college-town ethnic boutiques frame di Leonardo's century-long analysis.

Author : Kim Todd
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393323245
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tinkering with Eden written by Kim Todd and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bewitching look at nonnative species in American ecosystems, by the heir apparent to McKibben and Quammen.

Author : Elizabeth Cary Mungall
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotics on the Range written by Elizabeth Cary Mungall and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the unique wildlife situation involving Texas "exotics, " non-native hoofed animals living and breeding on Texas rangeland, has been documented in a comprehensive form. After summarizing the development of this situation in the 1920s and 1930s, all eight established exotic species are characterized and twenty-five other animals (combined into fifteen groupings) are given to illustrate both successes and failures. Then the variety of prevailing management techniques are discussed. Of special interest is a state-of-the-art carrying capacity evaluation method simple enough for repeated use. To assist readers in identifying further written material, the book ends with a detailed section listing publications on all topics covered. Written in a clear, interesting style, the content is informative and of practical use to the non-specialist. At the same time, it is technically oriented for scientists, professionals, and students in natural resource disciplines. It is a compilation of the current information available on exotic ungulates on Texas rangelands. This is of instant use to ranchers and other decision makers, such as exotics managers, as a reference book. Additionally, it offers much to zoo staff, academics, and anyone from around the United States or around the world interested in these animals or in what can happen when new wildlife species establish themselves alongside natives in rangeland environments.

Author : Judith A. Bennett
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824863712
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natives and Exotics written by Judith A. Bennett and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambitious in its scope and scale, this environmental history of World War II ranges over rear bases and operational fronts from Bora Bora to New Guinea, providing a lucid analysis of resource exploitation, entangled wartime politics, and human perceptions of the vast Oceanic environment. Although the war’s physical impact proved significant and oftentimes enduring, this study shows that the tropical environment offered its own challenges: Unfamiliar tides left landing craft stranded; unseen microbes carrying endemic diseases disabled thousands of troops. Weather, terrain, plants, animals—all played an active role as enemy or ally. At the heart of Natives and Exotics is the author’s analysis of the changing visions and perceptions of the environment, not only among the millions of combatants, but also among the Islands’ peoples and their colonial administrations in wartime and beyond. Judith Bennett reveals how prewar notions of a paradisiacal Pacific set up millions of Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, and Japanese for grave disappointment when they encountered the reality. She shows that objects usually considered distinct from environmental concerns (souvenirs, cemeteries, war memorials) warrant further examination as the emotional quintessence of events in a particular place. Among native people, wartime experiences and resource utilization induced a shift in environmental perceptions just as the postwar colonial agenda demanded increased diversification of the resource base. Bennett’s ability to reappraise such human perceptions and productions with an environmental lens is one of the unique qualities of this study. Impeccably researched, Natives and Exotics is essential reading for those interested in environmental history, Pacific studies, and a different kind of war story that has surprising relevance for today’s concerns with global warming.

Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1429666307
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotic Cats written by Joanne Mattern and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the history, physical features, temperament, and care of the Exotic cat breed"--Provided by publisher.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1094 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book House & Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenneth James and Associates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Market for Exotic (home Grown) Vegetables and Salads written by Kenneth James and Associates and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Douglas Bartrum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotic Plants for the Home written by Douglas Bartrum and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : DeWight R. Middleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotics and Erotics written by DeWight R. Middleton and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the current, fast-paced information age, implicit and explicit messages relating to sex and sexuality abound. But sex and sexuality often are misconstrued and misunderstood by those who perceive them through the narrow lens of their own place and time. Middleton's fundamentally anthropological treatment explores universal human sexuality in conjunction with its local manifestations in specific cultural contexts. He distributes many case studies throughout to illustrate the exploration of such topics as the body, patterns of sexuality, sexual behavior, romantic passion, marriage, and kinship, among others. This lively, authoritative text fills unrealized gaps in knowledge by taking readers to new realms in understanding themselves and "others."