The anthropology of extinction : essays on culture and species death

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The anthropology of extinction : essays on culture and species death

edited by Genese Marie Sodikoff

Indiana University Press, c2012

  • pbk. : alk. paper
  • pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references and index

収録内容

  • Accumulating absence : cultural productions of the sixth extinction / Genese Marie Sodikoff
  • A species apart : ideology, science, and the end of life / Janet Chernela
  • From ecocide to genetic rescue : can technoscience save the wild? / Tracey Heatherington
  • Totem and taboo reconsidered : endangered species and moral practice in Madagascar / Genese Marie Sodikoff
  • Tortoise soup for the soul : finding a space for human history in evolution's laboratory / Jill Constantino
  • Global environmentalism and the emergence of indigeneity : the politics of cultural and biological diversity in China / Michael Hathaway
  • Last words, final thoughts : collateral extinctions in Maliseet language death / Bernard C. Perley
  • Dying young : Pidgins, Creoles, and other contact languages as endangered languages / Paul B. Garrett
  • Demise of the bet hedgers : a case study of human impacts on past and present lemurs of Madagascar / Laurie R. Godfrey and Emilienne Rasoazanabary
  • Disappearing wildmen : capture, extirpation, and extinction as regular components of representations of putative hairy hominoids / Gregory Forth
  • Epilogue : Prolegomenon for a new totemism / Peter M. Whiteley

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ebook ISBN 9780253005458

内容説明

We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes of-and our understanding of-extinction across various domains. The contributors argue that extinction events can be catalysts for new cultural, social, environmental, and technological developments-that extinction processes can, paradoxically, be productive as well as destructive. The essays consider a number of widely publicized cases: island species in the Galapagos and Madagascar; the death of Native American languages; ethnic minorities under pressure to assimilate in China; cloning as a form of species regeneration; and the tiny hominid Homo floresiensis fossils ("hobbits") recently identified in Indonesia. The Anthropology of Extinction offers compelling explorations of issues of widespread concern.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction: Accumulating Absence-Cultural Productions of the Sixth Extinction \ Genese Marie Sodikoff Part 1. The Social Construction of Biotic Extinction 1. A Species Apart: Ideology, Science, and the End of Life \ Janet Chernela 2. From Ecocide to Genetic Rescue: Can Technoscience Save the Wild? \ Tracey Heatherington 3. Totem and Taboo Reconsidered: Endangered Species and Moral Practice in Madagascar \ Genese Marie Sodikoff Part 2. Endangered Species and Emergent Identities 4. Tortoise Soup for the Soul: Finding a Space for Human History in Evolution's Laboratory \ Jill Constantino 5. Global Environmentalism and the Emergence of Indigeneity: The Politics of Cultural and Biological Diversity in China \ Michael Hathaway Part 3. Red-Listed Languages 6. Last Words, Final Thoughts: Collateral Extinctions in Maliseet Language Death \ Bernard C. Perley 7. Dying Young: Pidgins, Creoles, and Other Contact Languages as Endangered Languages \ Paul B. Garrett Part 4. Prehistories of an Apex Predator 8. Demise of the Bet Hedgers: A Case Study of Human Impacts on Past and Present Lemurs of Madagascar \ Laurie R. Godfrey and Emilienne Rasoazanabary 9. Disappearing Wildmen: Capture, Extirpation, and Extinction as Regular Components of Representations of Putative Hairy Hominoids \ Gregory Forth Epilogue: Prolegomenon for a New Totemism \ Peter M. Whiteley List of Contributors Index
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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780253223647

内容説明

We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes of-and our understanding of-extinction across various domains. The contributors argue that extinction events can be catalysts for new cultural, social, environmental, and technological developments-that extinction processes can, paradoxically, be productive as well as destructive. The essays consider a number of widely publicized cases: island species in the Galapagos and Madagascar; the death of Native American languages; ethnic minorities under pressure to assimilate in China; cloning as a form of species regeneration; and the tiny hominid Homo floresiensis fossils ("hobbits") recently identified in Indonesia. The Anthropology of Extinction offers compelling explorations of issues of widespread concern.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction: Accumulating Absence-Cultural Productions of the Sixth Extinction \ Genese Marie Sodikoff Part 1. The Social Construction of Biotic Extinction 1. A Species Apart: Ideology, Science, and the End of Life \ Janet Chernela 2. From Ecocide to Genetic Rescue: Can Technoscience Save the Wild? \ Tracey Heatherington 3. Totem and Taboo Reconsidered: Endangered Species and Moral Practice in Madagascar \ Genese Marie Sodikoff Part 2. Endangered Species and Emergent Identities 4. Tortoise Soup for the Soul: Finding a Space for Human History in Evolution's Laboratory \ Jill Constantino 5. Global Environmentalism and the Emergence of Indigeneity: The Politics of Cultural and Biological Diversity in China \ Michael Hathaway Part 3. Red-Listed Languages 6. Last Words, Final Thoughts: Collateral Extinctions in Maliseet Language Death \ Bernard C. Perley 7. Dying Young: Pidgins, Creoles, and Other Contact Languages as Endangered Languages \ Paul B. Garrett Part 4. Prehistories of an Apex Predator 8. Demise of the Bet Hedgers: A Case Study of Human Impacts on Past and Present Lemurs of Madagascar \ Laurie R. Godfrey and Emilienne Rasoazanabary 9. Disappearing Wildmen: Capture, Extirpation, and Extinction as Regular Components of Representations of Putative Hairy Hominoids \ Gregory Forth Epilogue: Prolegomenon for a New Totemism \ Peter M. Whiteley List of Contributors Index
巻冊次

ISBN 9780253357137

内容説明

We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes of—and our understanding of—extinction across various domains. The contributors argue that extinction events can be catalysts for new cultural, social, environmental, and technological developments—that extinction processes can, paradoxically, be productive as well as destructive. The essays consider a number of widely publicized cases: island species in the Galápagos and Madagascar; the death of Native American languages; ethnic minorities under pressure to assimilate in China; cloning as a form of species regeneration; and the tiny hominid Homo floresiensis fossils ("hobbits") recently identified in Indonesia. The Anthropology of Extinction offers compelling explorations of issues of widespread concern.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction: Accumulating Absence—Cultural Productions of the Sixth Extinction \ Genese Marie Sodikoff Part 1. The Social Construction of Biotic Extinction 1. A Species Apart: Ideology, Science, and the End of Life \ Janet Chernela 2. From Ecocide to Genetic Rescue: Can Technoscience Save the Wild? \ Tracey Heatherington 3. Totem and Taboo Reconsidered: Endangered Species and Moral Practice in Madagascar \ Genese Marie Sodikoff Part 2. Endangered Species and Emergent Identities 4. Tortoise Soup for the Soul: Finding a Space for Human History in Evolution's Laboratory \ Jill Constantino 5. Global Environmentalism and the Emergence of Indigeneity: The Politics of Cultural and Biological Diversity in China \ Michael Hathaway Part 3. Red-Listed Languages 6. Last Words, Final Thoughts: Collateral Extinctions in Maliseet Language Death \ Bernard C. Perley 7. Dying Young: Pidgins, Creoles, and Other Contact Languages as Endangered Languages \ Paul B. Garrett Part 4. Prehistories of an Apex Predator 8. Demise of the Bet Hedgers: A Case Study of Human Impacts on Past and Present Lemurs of Madagascar \ Laurie R. Godfrey and Emilienne Rasoazanabary 9. Disappearing Wildmen: Capture, Extirpation, and Extinction as Regular Components of Representations of Putative Hairy Hominoids \ Gregory Forth Epilogue: Prolegomenon for a New Totemism \ Peter M. Whiteley List of Contributors Index

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