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In the Name of Wild takes you on the five-year journey one family made across five continents to re-imagine the meaning of wildness.

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The Vanninis' findings are surprising and thought-provoking ... This entertaining and educational book takes along not only the family but readers too ... You can enjoy the journey, ponder and philosophize, and then decide what your answer might be. -- Graham Chandler * BC Bookworld *

Table of Contents

Prologue

1 “Wild” Can Be a Challenging Word: Galápagos

2 “Wild” Can Be an Adjective: Tasmania

3 Wild Can Be Ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand

4 Wild Can Change: South Tyrol

5 Wild Can Be Reimagined: Belize

6 Wild Can Be a Foreign Concept: Japan

7 Wild Can Be Alive: Patagonia

8 Wild Can Be Photogenic: Iceland

9 Wildlife Can Be Us: Thailand

10 Wild Can Be Someone’s Home: Canada

In the Name of Wild

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    A Paperback / softback by Phillip Vannini, April Vannini, Autumn Vannini

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 15 October 2022
      ISBN-13 9780774890403
      978-0774890403
      ISBN-10 0774890401
      Also in:
      Social and cultural anthropology Travel guides: eco-tourism / sustainable tourism Travel guides: holidays with children / family holidays

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the Name of Wild takes you on the five-year journey one family made across five continents to re-imagine the meaning of wildness.

      Trade Review
      The Vanninis' findings are surprising and thought-provoking ... This entertaining and educational book takes along not only the family but readers too ... You can enjoy the journey, ponder and philosophize, and then decide what your answer might be. -- Graham Chandler * BC Bookworld *

      Table of Contents

      Prologue

      1 “Wild” Can Be a Challenging Word: Galápagos

      2 “Wild” Can Be an Adjective: Tasmania

      3 Wild Can Be Ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand

      4 Wild Can Change: South Tyrol

      5 Wild Can Be Reimagined: Belize

      6 Wild Can Be a Foreign Concept: Japan

      7 Wild Can Be Alive: Patagonia

      8 Wild Can Be Photogenic: Iceland

      9 Wildlife Can Be Us: Thailand

      10 Wild Can Be Someone’s Home: Canada

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