Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon

by Michael Engelhard

Book Overview

Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of artifacts attest to its charisma, and to the fraught relationships between our two species. In the White Bear, we acknowledge the magic of wildness: it is both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295999225
• ISBN13: 9780295999227
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher