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- Book Title
- Cactus Hunters : Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent T
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- 9781517913991
- Subject Area
- Nature, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Cactus Hunters : Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Subject
- Anthropology / General, Plants / Cacti & Succulents
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
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An exploration of the explosive illegal trade in succulents and the passion that drives it Cacti and succulents are phenomenally popular worldwide among plant enthusiasts, despite being among the world's most threatened species. The fervor driving the illegal trade in succulents might also be driving some species to extinction. Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, The Cactus Hunters takes us to the heart of this conundrum: the mystery of how and why ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade. This is a world of alluring desires, where collectors and conservationists alike are animated by passions that at times exceed the limits of law. What inspires the desire for a plant? What kind of satisfaction does it promise? The answer, Jared D. Margulies suspects, might be traced through the roots and workings of the illegal succulent trade--an exploration that traverses the fields of botany and criminology, political ecology and human geography, and psychoanalysis. His globe-spanning inquiry leads Margulies from a spectacular series of succulent heists on a small island off the coast of Mexico to California law enforcement agents infiltrating a smuggling ring in South Korea, from scientists racing to discover new and rare species before poachers find them to a notorious Czech "cacto-explorer" who helped turn a landlocked European country into the epicenter of the illegal succulent trade. A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and more-than-human care. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
1517913993
ISBN-13
9781517913991
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19060629330
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Cactus Hunters : Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology / General, Plants / Cacti & Succulents
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Social Science
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2023-012219
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Sb438.3.M37 2023
Reviews
" The Cactus Hunters takes us into the fascinating world of succulent collecting. Jared D. Margulies skillfully traces the consequential ways in which people and cacti move one another, remaking possibilities for life, desire, wealth, extinction, and more in the process. This book offers a powerful example of the value of close attention to the entangled lives of plants and their people."--Thom van Dooren, author of A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions
Table of Content
Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Cactus, Be My Desire 1. On Collecting and Caring for Cacti 2. Illicit Encounters with Succulent Collectors 3. Between the Iron Curtain and the Glass House 4. Confronting Extinction Anxiety in Cactus Country 5. A New Illicit Trade 6. Learning to Know a Plant 7. Disentangling Succulent Desires 8. For a Flourishing Geography of Succulent Life Acknowledgments Additional Resources Notes Index
Copyright Date
2023
Dewey Decimal
635.9525
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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