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Description for Skunk
Paperback. Skunk provides the first cultural and natural history of this misfit creature, from their importance in agriculture and the ecosystem to their distinct role in popular culture and myth. Series: Reaktion Books - Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Although the skunk generally waddles through life in a peaceful and solitary way, the animal is feared by humans due to the pungent odor it emits when threatened, and has been both demonized and venerated throughout history. Skunk provides the first cultural and natural history of this misfit creature, from their importance in agriculture and the ecosystem to their distinct role in popular culture and myth.As growing urban wildlife populations bring skunks and humans closer together, Alyce Miller offers a new understanding of an animal that is quickly becoming our new neighbour. She reveals that skunks have a long history ... Read more
Although the skunk generally waddles through life in a peaceful and solitary way, the animal is feared by humans due to the pungent odor it emits when threatened, and has been both demonized and venerated throughout history. Skunk provides the first cultural and natural history of this misfit creature, from their importance in agriculture and the ecosystem to their distinct role in popular culture and myth.As growing urban wildlife populations bring skunks and humans closer together, Alyce Miller offers a new understanding of an animal that is quickly becoming our new neighbour. She reveals that skunks have a long history ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Reaktion Books - Animal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780234908
SKU
V9781780234908
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Alyce L. Miller
Alyce Miller is an award-winning author, Professor of English at Indiana University, and a family and animal rights pro bono lawyer. Her books include Stopping for Green Lights (1999) and Water (2007).
Reviews for Skunk
'Skunk is an outstanding book ... not only are skunks fascinating animals, but they also teach us important lessons about the necessity for humane and peaceful coexistence with the animals with whom we share time and space and even our homes.' - Marc Bekoff, author of Rewilding our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence