Wild Man from Borneo

Cover Art for 9780824837143, Wild Man from Borneo by R. B. Cribb, Robert Cribb
ISBN: 9780824837143
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 30 April, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Links Australian Libraries (Trove)
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This is a history of the human-orangutan encounterhow we have envisioned, studies, and treated themover the course of four centuries. It examines the scenic discovery of the red ape and the ways in which its human attributes have been both recognized and denied in science, philosophy, travel literature, popular science, literature, theater, museums, and film. The book offers a provocative analysis of the origin of the name orangutan, traces the way in which the ape has been recruited to arguments on topics as diverse as slavery and rape, and outlines the history of attempts to save the animal from extinction

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