{"product_id":"thirty-three-ways-of-looking-at-an-elephant-paperback","title":"Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDale Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElephants have captivated the human imagination for as long as they have roamed the earth, appearing in writings and cultures from thousands of years ago and still much discussed today. In \u003ci\u003eThirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran scientific writer Dale Peterson has collected thirty-three essential writings about elephants from across history, with geographical perspectives ranging from Africa and Southeast Asia to Europe and the United States. An introductory headnote for each selection provides additional context and insights from Peterson's substantial knowledge of elephants and natural history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first section of the anthology, \"Cultural and Classical Elephants,\" explores the earliest mentions of elephants in African mythology, Hindu theology, and Aristotle and other ancient Greek texts. \"Colonial and Industrial Elephants\" finds elephants in the crosshairs of colonial exploitation in accounts pulled from memoirs commodifying African elephants as a source of ivory, novel targets for bloodsport, and occasional export for circuses and zoos. \"Working and Performing Elephants\" gives firsthand accounts of the often cruel training methods and treatment inflicted on elephants to achieve submission and obedience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs elephants became an object of scientific curiosity in the mid-twentieth century, wildlife biologists explored elephant families and kinship, behaviors around sex and love, language and self-awareness, and enhanced communications with sound and smell. The pieces featured in \"Scientific and Social Elephants\" give readers a glimpse into major discoveries in elephant behaviors. \"Endangered Elephants\" points to the future of the elephant, whose numbers continue to be ravaged by ivory poachers. Peterson concludes with a section on literary elephants and ends on a hopeful note with the 1967 essay \"Dear Elephant, Sir,\" which argues for the moral imperative to save elephants as an act of redemption for their systematic abuse and mistreatment at human hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential to our understanding of this beloved creature, \u003ci\u003eThirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for any elephant lover or armchair environmentalist.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale Peterson's\u003c\/b\u003e twenty previous books have been named Best of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. Two titles have been honored as Notable Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Peterson is the author of the definitive biography \u003ci\u003eJane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eElephant Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiraffe Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Lives of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Gombe\u003c\/i\u003e. With Jane Goodall, he coauthored \u003ci\u003eVisions of Caliban: On Chimpanzees and People\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is coeditor, with Marc Bekoff, of \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Effect: Celebrating Jane Goodall\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Trinity University Press. A former fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Peterson teaches at Tufts University and lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375123108077,"sku":"9781595348661","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/4Pde1otsGZ9781595348661.webp?v=1785558448","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/thirty-three-ways-of-looking-at-an-elephant-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}