Bear country; predation, politics, and the changing face of Pyrenean pastoralism.

9781594605628

Bear country; predation, politics, and the changing face of Pyrenean pastoralism.

Cummins, Bryan.

Carolina Academic Press

2009

355 pages

$42.00

Paperback

European anthropology series

SF375

The Ossau valley, which forms a bit of border between France and Spain, has a deeply entrenched history of transhumant pastoralism and a strong sense of autonomy, explains Cummins (anthropology, McMaster U., Ontario), and he examines how herders there are dealing with pressures from national governments and the European Union to reintroduce bears to the region. The particular issue is set within the context of political, economic, and social changes both within the valley and everywhere around it.

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