The Resource Ivory's ghosts : the white gold of history and the fate of elephants, John Frederick Walker
Ivory's ghosts : the white gold of history and the fate of elephants, John Frederick Walker
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue. 1898
- Part 1. Shapes in tusks. Mammoth teeth
- Tribute and treasure
- Master carvers' medium
- Part 2. Ivory under the saw. Piano keys and billiard balls
- "Tooth of ivory and a slave to carry it"
- Ivory hunters
- Part 3. Elephant dilemma. Researchers and poachers
- Ivory ban
- Elephant dreams, elephant realities
- Epilogue 2007
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration credits
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780871139955
- Label
- Ivory's ghosts : the white gold of history and the fate of elephants
- Title
- Ivory's ghosts
- Title remainder
- the white gold of history and the fate of elephants
- Statement of responsibility
- John Frederick Walker
- Title variation
- White gold of history and the fate of elephants
- Title variation remainder
- the white gold of history and the fate of elephants
- Subject
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- trueAfrica -- Description and travel
- trueElephant hunting
- trueElephants
- trueElephants -- Conservation
- trueIvory
- trueIvory carving -- History
- Ivory industry -- History
- trueIvory poaching -- Africa
- trueIvory smuggling
- trueRare and endangered animals -- Africa
- trueWildlife conservation
- Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices
- Language
- eng
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 298223
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Walker, John Frederick
- Dewey number
- 599.67/4
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL737.P98
- LC item number
- W355 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NAL call number
- QL737.P98
- NAL item number
- W35 2009
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Elephants
- Ivory
- Ivory industry
- Ivory industry
- Wildlife conservation
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the white gold of history and the fate of elephants
- Label
- Ivory's ghosts : the white gold of history and the fate of elephants, John Frederick Walker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-290) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue. 1898 -- Part 1. Shapes in tusks. Mammoth teeth -- Tribute and treasure -- Master carvers' medium -- Part 2. Ivory under the saw. Piano keys and billiard balls -- "Tooth of ivory and a slave to carry it" -- Ivory hunters -- Part 3. Elephant dilemma. Researchers and poachers -- Ivory ban -- Elephant dreams, elephant realities -- Epilogue 2007 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index
- Control code
- 746025
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780871139955
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780871139955
- (OCoLC)276221948
- Label
- Ivory's ghosts : the white gold of history and the fate of elephants, John Frederick Walker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-290) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue. 1898 -- Part 1. Shapes in tusks. Mammoth teeth -- Tribute and treasure -- Master carvers' medium -- Part 2. Ivory under the saw. Piano keys and billiard balls -- "Tooth of ivory and a slave to carry it" -- Ivory hunters -- Part 3. Elephant dilemma. Researchers and poachers -- Ivory ban -- Elephant dreams, elephant realities -- Epilogue 2007 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index
- Control code
- 746025
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780871139955
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780871139955
- (OCoLC)276221948
Subject
- trueAfrica -- Description and travel
- trueElephant hunting
- trueElephants
- trueElephants -- Conservation
- trueIvory
- trueIvory carving -- History
- Ivory industry -- History
- trueIvory poaching -- Africa
- trueIvory smuggling
- trueRare and endangered animals -- Africa
- trueWildlife conservation
- Ivory industry -- Corrupt practices
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