Endlings : : Fables for the Anthropocene.
Amid the historical decimation of species around the globe, a new way into the language of loss. An endling is the last known individual of a species; when that individual dies, the species becomes extinct. These "last individuals" are poignant characters in the stories that humans tell th...
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| Superior document: | Forerunners: Ideas First |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Minneapolis : : University of Minnesota Press,, 2022. ©2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Forerunners: Ideas First
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (104 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series List
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: We Humans Are a Storytelling Species
- Chapter 1. Species and Starts: Benjamin the Thylacine and Qi Qi the Baiji
- Chapter 2. Extinctions and Endings: Celia the Ibex and Lonesome George the Tortoise
- Chapter 3. Charisma and Character: Incas the Carolina Parakeet, Turgi the Tree Snail, and Wood's Cycad
- Conclusion: How Do You Say "Endling" In isiZulu?
- Acknowledgments
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- About the Author.