Bibliograph

Pests, how humans create animal villains, Bethany Brookshire

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Pests, how humans create animal villains, Bethany Brookshire

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-588)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pests

Medium

large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1380357118

Responsibility statement

Bethany Brookshire

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Sub title

how humans create animal villains

Summary

"Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don't expect or want them, we respond with fear, rage, or simple annoyance. It's no longer an animal. It's a pest. At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, Pests is a story about human nature, and how we categorize the animals in our midst. Bethany Brookshire's deeply researched and entirely entertaining book will show readers how the pests that annoy us tell us far more about humanity than they do about the animals themselves"--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A pest is...? -- Part 1: Fear and loathing. A plague of rats -- A slither of snakes -- Part II: A place to call home. A nest of mice -- A dropping of pigeons -- Part III: In the eye of the beholder. A memory of elephants -- A nuisance of cats -- Part IV: The power of pest. A band of coyotes -- A flutter of sparrows -- Part V: The once and future pest. A herd of deer -- A sloth of bears -- A pest by any other name

Target audience

adult

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