Endlings : fables for the anthropocene.

Amid the historical decimation of species around the globe, a new way into the language of loss An endling is the last known individual of a species; when that individual dies, the species becomes extinct. These "last individuals" are poignant characters in the stories that humans tell t...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: PYNE, LYDIA
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: [S.l.] : UNIV OF MINNESOTA PRESS, 2022.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctv2s5b4nz
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Series List
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction: We Humans Are a Storytelling Species
  • Chapter 1. Species and Starts: Benjamin the Thylacine and Qi Qi the Baiji
  • Chapter 2. Extinctions and Endings: Celia the Ibex and Lonesome George the Tortoise
  • Chapter 3. Charisma and Character: Incas the Carolina Parakeet, Turgi the Tree Snail, and Wood's Cycad
  • Conclusion: How Do You Say "Endling" In isiZulu?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Further Reading
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author.