{"product_id":"9781775580041","title":"A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life","description":"IPG - \u003cp\u003eTouching on indigenous Maori relationships with the now-extinct, flightless moa; the attitudes of Pakeha, or European, settlers toward sheep; the iconography of whales and dolphins; the problems of pest-control; and the pleasures of pet-keeping, this modern-day bestiary is a fascinating study of human–animal relations. In the book's four parts, the authors unravel the contradictory ways New Zealanders nurture and eradicate, glorify and demonize, cherish and devour, and describe and imagine animals. The study brings together insights from New Zealand's arts and literature, popular culture, historiography, media, and everyday life to describe and analyze their interactions with \u003ci\u003enga kararehe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003enga manu\u003c\/i\u003e, the beasts and birds of the land. In doing so, it illuminates fundamental aspects of New Zealand society: how New Zealanders understand their own identities and those of others; how they regard, inhabit, and make use of the natural world; and how they think about what they buy, eat, wear, watch, and read. Rich, multifaceted, and engaging, \u003ci\u003eA New Zealand Book of Beast\u003c\/i\u003es satisfyingly explores how culture both shapes and is shaped by the \"beasts\" of Aotearoa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auckland University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114363011312,"sku":"9781775580041","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781775580041_p0.jpg?v=1763709820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781775580041","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}