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Mary A. Hood - The Strangler Fig and Other Tales. Field Notes of a Conservationist.  - 9780759106765 - V9780759106765
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The Strangler Fig and Other Tales. Field Notes of a Conservationist.

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Description for The Strangler Fig and Other Tales. Field Notes of a Conservationist. Hardback. A travel memoir to places of natural beauty and biological importance. It reveals the vulnerability of natural places and the consequences of unsustainable exploitation. It is suitable for those interested in nature or travel memoirs, and for those who are concerned with the survival of our broader sense of place in the global environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Hood's travel memoir is a lyrical journey to places of great natural beauty and biological importance. As a poet and a scientist, she uses the language of both to recapture our human connection to nature. Her stories of tropical rain forests, deserts and prairies reveal the vulnerability of natural places and the consequences of unsustainable exploitation and urbanization. These essays are an act of conservation, to preserve places encountered and cared about, as part of our biological and historical heritage. This inspiring and informative work will be valuable for those interested in nature or travel memoirs, creative writing, ethnographic writing, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759106765
SKU
V9780759106765
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About Mary A. Hood
Mary A. Hood is professor emerita of biology at University of West Florida.

Reviews for The Strangler Fig and Other Tales. Field Notes of a Conservationist.
This is a delightful natural history of some of the most enticing places in the world. I thoroughly enjoyed traveling to these destinations and viewing the magic of the flora and fauna of these locales through the eyes of an accomplished scientist and naturalist.
Mary Swander, Iowa State University Part travel memoir, part nature guide, part social justice musings, ... Read more

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