Imagining Extinction

Imagining Extinction
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9780226358161
ISBN-13 : 022635816X
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Book Synopsis Imagining Extinction by : Ursula K. Heise

Download or read book Imagining Extinction written by Ursula K. Heise and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim—the first one caused by humans. Heise argues that understanding these stories and symbols is indispensable for any effective advocacy on behalf of endangered species. More than that, she shows how biodiversity conservation, even and especially in its scientific and legal dimensions, is shaped by cultural assumptions about what is valuable in nature and what is not.


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