Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-290) and index. |
Contents |
Prologue: 1898 -- Part 1: Shapes in tusks -- Mammoth teeth -- Tribute and treasure -- Master carvers' medium -- Part 2: Ivory under the saw -- Piano keys and billiard balls -- "Tooth of ivory and a slave to carry it" -- Ivory hunters -- Part 3: Elephant dilemma -- Researchers and poachers -- Ivory ban -- Elephant dreams, elephant realities -- Epilogue: 2007 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index. |
Subject |
Elephants.
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Ivory.
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Ivory industry -- History.
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Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Added Title |
White gold of history and the fate of elephants |
ISBN |
0871139952 |
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9780871139955 |
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