Book
Elephants : a cultural and natural history
Record details
- ISBN: 9783829017527
- ISBN: 3829017529
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Physical Description:
482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 33 cm
print - Edition: English edition.
- Publisher: Cologne [Germany] : Konemann, 1999.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | German ed. published 1998. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Primeval wanderer -- The story of the Flood -- The mammoth -- Anatomy of an ancient giant -- The elephant in the wild -- The elephant in the ancient world -- The elephant culture of India -- Elephant power in the Hellenistic period -- Fighters and transporters in ancient and modern times -- Mythical creature and state gift -- The circus jumbo -- Trapping and taming elephants -- Hunter and hunted -- The image of the elephant in Africa -- The 'white gold' trade -- Elephants in the realm of the imagination -- The zoo as refuge -- Retreat into the reserve. |
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| Subject: | Elephants |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Hood River County Library | Q 599.6 G (Text) | 33892200463876 | Adult Oversize Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Hood River County Library | Q 599.6 G (Text) | 33892005322962 | Adult Oversize Non-Fiction | Available | - |
