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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
Publication date
May 14, 1998
Pages
320
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780747536765
ISBN-10
0747536767
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Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$28.35
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Summary
This work examines the impulse to 'save' a species, combining issues of natural history, travel writing and reflections on motherhood, the reforming zeal of the 1960s and ethics of being 'Green'. It looks at why a woman such as Birute Galdikas committed her life to studying a group of orang-utans.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This work examines the impulse to "save" a species, combining issues of natural history, travel writing and reflections on motherhood, the reforming zeal of the 1960s and ethics of being "Green". Fascinated by the reputation of Birute Galdikas who studied a group of orang-utans in the wild, Linda Spalding took her own journey in order to discover why a woman would commit her life to a malaria-infested swamp and a group of orang-utans.
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from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (May 14, 1998)
9780747536765 | details & prices | 320 pages | List price $28.35
About: This work examines the impulse to 'save' a species, combining issues of natural history, travel writing and reflections on motherhood, the reforming zeal of the 1960s and ethics of being 'Green'.
About: This work examines the impulse to 'save' a species, combining issues of natural history, travel writing and reflections on motherhood, the reforming zeal of the 1960s and ethics of being 'Green'.
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