400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-381) and index.
Contents
Europeans "discover" the polar bear (and the bear discovers them) -- The great ice bear -- Polar bear nations -- The Eskimo and the polar bear -- Hunting the hunter -- In the zoo and the circus -- On the whiteness of the bear -- Global warming and the bear -- Is the polar bear doomed?.