List of Figures and Tables vii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations x
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction xiii
Part 1 Back to Nature Tourism 1
Introduction – Part 1 3
1 Zoos and Circuses 14
Natural history 14
Zoos: From circus spectacles to Noah’s arks 16
Animal interactions: Touching and feeding 32
Conclusion: Cute, cuddly or wild 40
2 Animals as Ambassadors for Conservation 47
Turning wilderness into national parks 47
Saving the wild world 49
From killing to watching: Whales, penguins and sea lions 61
Framing penguins 74
Conclusion: Green messages 80
3 So Long and Thanks For All the Fish 82
Oceanic anchors: Dolphin dreaming 82
Human–dolphin encounters 89
Dolphins in the community 103
Conclusion: Wolves of the sea 115
Part 2 The Nature of Modern Society 121
Introduction – Part 2 123
4 Recapturing Lost Meanings 131
Where has all the meaning gone? 131
Woman–native–nature 134
The masculinity of hunting 145
Tourism and the Romantic movement 147
Conclusion 153
5 Loving Knowing 155
Changing scientific paradigms 155
Dualism: Are humans different animals? 156
Experiencing the wild 163
Feral and wild animals 172
Conclusion 180
6 Respectful Stewardship of a Hybrid Nature 181
Contesting dualisms in late capitalism 181
Hybrid nature 188
Appendices 204
Notes 248
References 268
Index 308
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