The Evolution of Gerald Durrell: Biography of an Author and Wildlife Conservationist - Couverture souple

Pollock, Professor Mary Sanders

 
9781350385467: The Evolution of Gerald Durrell: Biography of an Author and Wildlife Conservationist
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ISBN 10 : 1350385468 ISBN 13 : 9781350385467
Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024

Synopsis

In The Evolution of Gerald Durrell: A Naturalist's Critical Biography, Mary Sanders Pollock revisits the life and work of Gerald Durrell, one of the most significant environmentalist figures of the 20th century. This new biography tracks Durrell's evolution from a free-range childhood on Corfu through his time in Africa, South America, and the islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Durrell's early work is described in his numerous travel narratives, but his conservation activities culminated in "the stationary ark," a conservation zoo on the Isle of Jersey which still plays an important role in global wildlife conservation efforts. This biography situates Durrell's writing, collecting, and conservation practices within the frameworks of animal studies, conservation biology, and postcolonial history. Familiarizing readers with the broad range of his cultural impact, from The Corfu Trilogy to his BBC television specials, Pollock shows how Durrell's approach offers models for how life on earth is to thrive and survive: scientists must make greater efforts to touch hearts and minds, and cultural workers must communicate more about science and the perilous existence of other species.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mary Sanders Pollock is the author of Storytelling Apes: Primatology Narratives Past and Future (2015) and Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning: A Creative Partnership (2003) and editor of two critical anthologies. She is Professor of English Emerita at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, USA, where she has taught British literature, literary theory, and environmental studies; she is past director of the Gender Studies program at that institution.

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Éditeur
Bloomsbury Academic
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1350385468
ISBN 13 
9781350385467
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
208
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ISBN 10 :  135038545X ISBN 13 :  9781350385450
Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024
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