The way of the panda
Subtitle: the curious history of China's political animal
By: Henry Nicholls
Edition: 1st Pegasus books cloth ed.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781605981888; 9781605983486
Subjects: Giant panda; Nature conservation; Social aspects; Animals and civilization; Wildlife conservation; Diplomatic relations; Foreign relations; History
Description: Chronicles the scientific discovery, conservation, and current understandings of giant pandas to trace their story and reveal how the species reflects changing attitudes toward the natural world and contributes to China's rise to a super-power.
Notes: Originally published: London : Profile, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A most excellent black-and-white bear; title: Skin and bones; title: Game on; title: Live action; title: Communist goods; title: The face of conservation; title: Sexual politics; title: Life after death; title: Presidential pandas; title: Born free; title: Captive subjects; title: Into the future.