| Description |
1 online resource (x, 246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series |
Australian Natural History Series |
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Australian natural history series.
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| Summary |
This book examines the koala's long seclusion from discovery (1803), its slow penetration of the European classificatory system, its distinctive history, and its emergence through observation, artistic and scientific depiction. It also covers koala destruction through settlement and hunting in the 19th century through to its roles in the 20th century. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index. |
| Contents |
1. 'The land that waited' -- 2. Science and art; 3. Putting the animals on the map -- 4. The upside-down world -- 5. The indigenous people -- 6. Field and metropolis -- 7. Fire, fur and guns -- 8. The literary koala -- 9. Colin MacKenzie and the amazingkoala shoulder -- 10. The new protectors -- 11. Being and doing -- 12. The survivor? -- 13. Epilogue: Up close and personal. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Koala -- History.
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Koala -- Australia -- Pictorial works.
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Animals and civilization -- Australia.
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Koala.
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Animals and civilization.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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Animals and civilization. (OCoLC)fst00809565
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Koala. (OCoLC)fst00988226
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Australia. (OCoLC)fst01204543
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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| Added Author |
Organ, Michael.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moyal, Ann, 1926- Koala. Collingwood, VIC, Australia : CSIRO Pub., 2008 9780643094017 (DLC) 2009497123 (OCoLC)181422462 |
| ISBN |
9780643096226 (electronic bk.) |
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0643096221 (electronic bk.) |
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