ENGLISH

Gorilla

By Weir , Ted , Kathryn Elizabeth;Gott

Book information

Publisher
Reaktion Books
Year
2013
ISBN
9781780230290, 178023029X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
15 MB (15350218 bytes)
Series
Animal (Reaktion Books)
Pages
232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm\
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Djur och människor;Gorilla i konsten;Gorilla--Soci

Description

Lascivious beast or shy vegetarian? -- Good shot : Europe and America meet the gorilla -- Gorilla mania -- Sex and crime -- All in the family -- Timeline of the gorilla.;Only coming to prominence in the mid-nineteenth century when English, French and American scientists encountered the animal for the first time, the gorilla's physical resemblance to humans immediately struck a chord. This book presents a history of this animal's influence on our culture, as well as its plight at the hands of humankind.

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