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If, as many argue, movies and television have become Western culture's premier storytelling media, so too have they become, for most members of society, the primary source of encounters with the natural world - particularly wild animals. This work traces the genealogy of the nature film, from its origins as the "animal locomotion" studies.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. The Problem of Images
2. A Brief History of a Neglected Tradition
3. Science and Storytelling
4. The Classic Model
5. Family Values, Social Mores, Behavioral Norms
6. Nature Designed and Composed
Appendix: Chronological Highlights from the History of Wildlife and Natural History Films
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

Wildlife Films

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 13 July 2000
      ISBN-13 9780812217285
      978-0812217285
      ISBN-10 0812217284
      Also in:
      Wildlife: general interest Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      If, as many argue, movies and television have become Western culture's premier storytelling media, so too have they become, for most members of society, the primary source of encounters with the natural world - particularly wild animals. This work traces the genealogy of the nature film, from its origins as the "animal locomotion" studies.

      Trade Review

      "Quite brilliant... This fascinating book will interest all audiences."-Choice

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Introduction
      1. The Problem of Images
      2. A Brief History of a Neglected Tradition
      3. Science and Storytelling
      4. The Classic Model
      5. Family Values, Social Mores, Behavioral Norms
      6. Nature Designed and Composed
      Appendix: Chronological Highlights from the History of Wildlife and Natural History Films
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index
      Acknowledgments

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