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The Cactus Hunters
Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade
Taschenbuch von Jared D Margulies
Sprache: Englisch

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"Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, Jared D. Margulies explores the mystery of why some of the most ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade-even at the risk of driving some species to extinction. A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and 'more-than-human' care"--
"Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, Jared D. Margulies explores the mystery of why some of the most ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade-even at the risk of driving some species to extinction. A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and 'more-than-human' care"--
Über den Autor

Jared D. Margulies is assistant professor of political ecology in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama. His work has been published in leading academic journals across the fields of social, cultural, and political geography; political ecology; the conservation social sciences; and environmental humanities.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction: Cactus, Be My Desire

1. On Collecting and Caring for Cacti

2. Illicit Encounters with Succulent Collectors

3. Between the Iron Curtain and the Glass House

4. Confronting Extinction Anxiety in Cactus Country

5. A New Illicit Trade

6. Learning to Know a Plant

7. Disentangling Succulent Desires

8. For a Flourishing Geography of Succulent Life

Acknowledgments

Additional Resources

Notes

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781517913991
ISBN-10: 1517913993
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Margulies, Jared D
Hersteller: University of Minnesota Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 213 x 137 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Jared D Margulies
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,472 kg
Artikel-ID: 126794486
Über den Autor

Jared D. Margulies is assistant professor of political ecology in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama. His work has been published in leading academic journals across the fields of social, cultural, and political geography; political ecology; the conservation social sciences; and environmental humanities.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction: Cactus, Be My Desire

1. On Collecting and Caring for Cacti

2. Illicit Encounters with Succulent Collectors

3. Between the Iron Curtain and the Glass House

4. Confronting Extinction Anxiety in Cactus Country

5. A New Illicit Trade

6. Learning to Know a Plant

7. Disentangling Succulent Desires

8. For a Flourishing Geography of Succulent Life

Acknowledgments

Additional Resources

Notes

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781517913991
ISBN-10: 1517913993
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Margulies, Jared D
Hersteller: University of Minnesota Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 213 x 137 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Jared D Margulies
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,472 kg
Artikel-ID: 126794486
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