Squirrel Nation
Squirrel Nation is a history of Britain's two species of squirrel over the past two hundred years. The red squirrel, although rare, is among the most cherished of native species. Grey squirrels, by contrast, are one of the most frequently seen wild creatures in our gardens, parks, towns and countryside, and many Britons consider it to be a foreign interloper, introduced from North America in the late nineteenth century. By examining this animal's colonization of Britain, Peter Coates also explores timely issues of belonging, nationalism, citizenship and the defence of borders within Britain today. Ultimately, though people are swift to draw distinctions between British squirrels and squirrels in Britain, Squirrel Nation shows that Britain's two squirrel species have much more in common than at first appears.
Preface
1. A tale of two squirrels
2. Red before grey
3. Grey and red
4. American hustle, c. 1919–39
5. Waging war on the ‘grey peril’, c. 1939–73
6. Wanted: red and alive
7. Learning to live with (and to love) the grey
References
Select bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo acknowledgements
Index
Peter Coates is an Emeritus Professor of American and Environmental History at the University of Bristol. His previous books include Salmon (2006) and A Story of Six Rivers (2013), both published by Reaktion Books.
| Pm Supplier | Wiley & Sons Ltd |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 1789147700 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9781789147704 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2023-08-14 |
| Pm Width | 138 |
| Pm Height | 21 |
| Pm Author | Coates,Peter |
| Pm Longness | 216 |
- Reds, Greys and the Meaning of Home
- Key Info: 8 plates with 10 colour photos and colour illustrations; 26 b/w photos and b/w illustrations
- Author: Coates,Peter
- Page Count: 335
- Publication Date: 2023-08-14
Squirrel Nation
- Reds, Greys and the Meaning of Home
- Key Info: 8 plates with 10 colour photos and colour illustrations; 26 b/w photos and b/w illustrations
- Author: Coates,Peter
- Page Count: 335
- Publication Date: 2023-08-14
