عنوان

The tiger and the pangolin :

(Number (ISBN

0585479135

(Number (ISBN

082486512X

(Number (ISBN

9780585479132

(Number (ISBN

9780824865122

Erroneous ISBN

0824825063

Erroneous ISBN

9780824825065

Number

b752616

Title Proper

The tiger and the pangolin :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

nature, culture, and conservation in China /

First Statement of Responsibility

Chris Coggins.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Honolulu :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Hawai'i Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2003.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xi, 339 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color), maps

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-329).

Text of Note

Introduction: a short history of nature conservation in China -- A mountain mosaic: biological and cultural diversity -- Lord of the hundred beasts: a history of tigers and people in southeast China -- The wealth of mountains: settlement, subsistence, and population change in Meihuashan before 1949 -- Three rises, two falls: political ecology and socioeconomic development in Meihuashan after 1949 -- Burning the mountains: a historical landscape ecology of the Meihuashan ecosystem -- Habitat conservation in the post-reform landscape -- White tigers and Azure dragons: Fengshui forests, sacred space, and the preservation of biodiversity in village landscapes -- Eating from the mountain: hunting traditions, the wildlife trade, and wildlife management -- Vital connections: linking nature conservation and cultural ecology in southeast China and beyond.

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Text of Note

This original and wide-ranging work examines historical perceptions of nature in China and the relationship between insider and outsider, state and village, top-down conservation policy and community autonomy. After an introduction to the history of wildlife conservation and nature reserve management in China, the book places recent tiger conservation efforts in the context of a two-thousand-year gazetteer of tiger attacks--the longest running documentation of human-wildlife encounters for any region in the world. This record offers a unique perspective on the history of the tiger as a dynamic force in the political culture of China. While the tiger has long been identified with political authority, the Chinese pangolin and its earthly magic have exerted a powerful influence in the everyday lives of those working and living in the fields and forests. Today the tiger and the pangolin, government officials and village communities, must work together closely if wildlife habitat conservation programs are to succeed. Extensive fieldwork in the Meihuashan Nature Reserve and other protected areas of western Fujian have led the author to advocate a landscape ecological approach to habitat conservation. By linking economic development to land use practices, he makes a strong case for integrating nature conservation efforts with land tenure and other socio-ecological issues in China and beyond.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/ctt65rmbw

Title

Tiger and the pangolin.

International Standard Book Number

0824825063

Ecology-- China-- History.

Nature conservation-- China-- History.

Wildlife conservation-- China-- History.

Civilization.

Ecology.

NATURE-- Animals-- Wildlife.

Nature conservation.

NATURE-- Environmental Conservation & Protection.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Biological Diversity.

Wildlife conservation.

China, Civilization.

China.

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7

NAT-- 037000

NAT011000

SCI-- 088000

SCI020000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Coggins, Chris,1963-

Date of Transaction

20201204121343.0

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pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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