
Elephants in the Room
An Excavation
Martin Rowe(Author)
Lantern Books,US (Publisher)
Published on 5. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-59056-387-8 (ISBN)
Description
Through the lens of Rowe's relationships with two Kenyan conservationistsWangari Maathai and Daphne Sheldrickthis book surveys a number of prejudices that many of us who are fortunate to be born with the privileges attached to our skin color, sex, and access to resources don't like to deal with: race, misogyny, and the legacy of empire. By examining the two women's memoirs (Unbowed and Love, Life, and Elephants), both of which were launched following talks at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, these metaphorical elephants in the room are combined with a study of the exploitation of actual elephants on the continent of Africa, and the iterations of memory that are disclosed or hidden in the writing of memoirs and the collecting of bones for museums.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
271 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59056-387-8 (9781590563878)
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Person
Martin Rowe is the co-founder of Lantern Publishing & Media. He is the author of several books, including The Polar Bear in the Zoo: A Reflection, which also explores the work of Jo-Anne McArthur, and co-author of Right Off the Bat: Baseball, Cricket, Literature, & Life.