Wolf conflicts a sociological study

Wolf populations have recently made a comeback in Northern Europe and North America. These large carnivores can cause predictable conflicts by preying on livestock, and competing with hunters for game. But their arrivals often become deeply embedded in more general societal tensions, which arise alo...

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Main Authors: Skogen, Ketil, Krange, Olve, Figari, Helene
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Berghahn Books 2017
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Interspecies encounters
Subjects:
Environmental Studies (General)
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Sociology
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical
Wolf populations
Wolf populations-Norway-Management-Sociological aspects
Wolves
Wolves-Norway
Wolves-Sweden
Sociology
Environmental Studies (General)
ISBN:9781785334207, 1785334204, 9781785334214, 1785334212
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Table of Contents:
  • Wolf conflicts : a sociological study -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Wolf in Norway -- Chapter 2: Areas of Study and Methods -- Chapter 3: New Alliance, Old Antagonism -- Chapter 4: Hunters and Wolves: Fieldwork in a Resistance Group -- Chapter 5: Social Representations of the Wolf -- Chapter 6: Contested Knowledge -- Chapter 7: Rumors about the Secret Reintroduction of Wolves -- Chapter 8: Management of Large Carnivores: Opinions and Responses -- Concluding Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
  • Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - The Wolf in Norway -- Chapter 2 - Areas of Study and Methods -- Chapter 3 - New Alliance, Old Antagonism -- Chapter 4 - Hunters and Wolves: Fieldwork in a Resistance Group -- Chapter 5 - Social Representations of the Wolf -- Chapter 6 - Contested Knowledge -- Chapter 7 - Rumors about the Secret Reintroduction of Wolves -- Chapter 8 - Management of Large Carnivores: Opinions and Responses -- Concluding Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
  • CHAPTER FOUR. HUNTERS AND WOLVES: FIELDWORK IN A RESISTANCE GROUP --
  • CONCLUDING NOTES --
  • INTRODUCTION --
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. MANAGEMENT OF LARGE CARNIVORES: OPINIONS AND RESPONSES --
  • CHAPTER ONE. THE WOLF IN NORWAY --
  • CHAPTER THREE. NEW ALLIANCE, OLD ANTAGONISM --
  • CHAPTER SIX. CONTESTED KNOWLEDGE --
  • CONTENTS --
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. RUMORS ABOUT THE SECRET REINTRODUCTION OF WOLVES --
  • CHAPTER TWO. AREAS OF STUDY AND METHODS --
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY --
  • Frontmatter --
  • INDEX
  • CHAPTER FIVE. SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WOLF --
  • PREFACE --