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Author Nicholls, Henry, 1973-

Title The way of the panda : the curious history of China's political animal / Henry Nicholls.

Publication Info. New York : Pegasus Books, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  599.789 NICHOLLS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  599.789 N516    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  599.789 NICHOLLS    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  599.789 NI    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-294) and index.
Contents A most excellent black-and-white bear -- Skin and bones -- Game on -- Live action -- Communist goods -- The face of conservation -- Sexual politics -- Life after death -- Presidential pandas -- Born free -- Captive subjects -- Into the future.
Summary Chronicles the scientific discovery, conservation, and current understandings of giant pandas to trace their story and reveal how the species reflects changing attitudes toward the natural world and contributes to China's rise to a super-power.
Subject Giant panda.
Giant panda -- Social aspects.
Wildlife conservation -- History.
Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects.
Nature conservation -- History.
Animals and civilization -- China.
China -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
ISBN 9781605981888
1605981885
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