The Lost Wolves of JapanUniversity of Washington Press, 23.11.2009 - 360 Seiten Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeared from the country. In this spirited and absorbing narrative, Brett Walker takes a deep look at the scientific, cultural, and environmental dimensions of wolf extinction in Japan and tracks changing attitudes toward nature through Japan's long history. |
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1 Science and the Creation of the Japanese Wolf | 24 |
2 Culture and the Creation of Japans Sacred Wolves | 57 |
3 The Conflicts between Wolf Hunters and Rabid ManKillers in Early Modern Japan | 96 |
4 Meiji Modernization Scientific Agriculture and Destroying the Hokkaido Wolf | 129 |
5 Wolf Bounties and the Ecologies of Progress | 158 |
6 Wolf Extinction Theories and the Birth of Japans Discipline of Ecology | 184 |
Epilogue | 222 |
Wolves and Bears Killed and Bounties Paid by Administrative Region 18771881 | 231 |
Notes | 235 |
Works Cited | 277 |
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