The Lost Wolves of Japan (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

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2008
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In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied.

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In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 356
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 12 May 2008
ISBN 10: 0295988142
ISBN 13: 9780295988146