Jared D. Margulies

The Cactus Hunters

Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, Jared D. Margulies explores the mystery of why some of the most ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade-even at the risk of driving some species to extinction. A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and 'more-than-human' care"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9781517913991
• ISBN-10: 1517913993
• Artikelnr.: 67740525

Autorenporträt

Jared D. Margulies is assistant professor of political ecology in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama. His work has been published in leading academic journals across the fields of social, cultural, and political geography; political ecology; the conservation social sciences; and environmental humanities.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction: Cactus, Be My Desire
1. On Collecting and Caring for Cacti
2. Illicit Encounters with Succulent Collectors
3. Between the Iron Curtain and the Glass House
4. Confronting Extinction Anxiety in Cactus Country
5. A New Illicit Trade
6. Learning to Know a Plant
7. Disentangling Succulent Desires
8. For a Flourishing Geography of Succulent Life
Acknowledgments
Additional Resources
Notes
Index