{"title":"Iain McCalman","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the insightful works of Iain McCalman, a renowned historian and author celebrated for his ability to craft compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of human history and the natural world. Through his extensive research and captivating storytelling, McCalman brings the past to life with a fresh perspective, making intriguing connections between history, environment, and human experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \"Delia Akeley and the Monkey: A Human-Animal Story of Captivity, Patriarchy and Nature,\" McCalman explores the extraordinary tale of Delia Akeley, a pioneering adventurer whose profound interactions with nature and animals challenge societal norms. This biography not only provides a fascinating insight into Akeley’s life but also examines broader themes of captivity, patriarchy, and our relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMcCalman also captivates readers with \"John Busst,\" a thoughtful biography shedding light on a significant yet often overlooked figure in conservation history. Through vivid storytelling, McCalman highlights Busst's passionate fight to protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef and rainforests, underscoring the enduring impact of his environmental activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese biographies are not just tales of individual lives; they are enriched narratives that reflect on broader social issues and the intricate ties between humans and their environments. If you are interested in stories that elegantly interweave historical details with thematic depth, Iain McCalman’s works are a must-read. Immerse yourself in these meticulously researched books and discover the dynamic interplay of history and nature through McCalman’s enlightening lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"delia-akeley-and-the-monkey-a-human-animal-story-of-captivity-patriarchy-and-nature-by-iain-mccalman-9780645076363","title":"Delia Akeley and the Monkey: A Human-Animal Story of Captivity, Patriarchy and Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy telling this story, Iain McCalman illuminates much about human-animal relations and the tyranny of gender inequality. He reinstates a twentieth century story of a dedicated amateur primatologist and her adopted Vervet monkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn an East-African hunting expedition in 1909, Delia Akeley, a forty-year-old American woman, captured a baby female monkey. Delia's loneliness in an isolating patriarchal world, and her long-frustrated desire to adopt a child, had motivated her to nurture the animal. She named the monkey JT Jr and decided to study her interactions with humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe unique relationship between Delia and JT unlocked Delia's latent talents of research and observation, anticipating both Jane Goodall's chimpanzee writings and Margaret Mead's Samoan ethnographies. However, Delia's love for JT clashed with her husband Carl's obsession to create a temple of African wildlife dioramas at the Museum of Natural History in New York. Nursing Carl's broken body and realising their diverging interests pushed Delia into a breakdown in Uganda, which led to a savage divorce in Manhattan, and the heartbreaking caging of JT in a Washington zoo. Carl's death triggered a long battle between Delia and Carl's widow, who succeeded in obliterating most of Delia's achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDelia Akeley and the Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e, Iain McCalman uses official records and personal documents to build a story of passionate love and hate among women, men, animals and museums that predates our times but speaks to our present. It illuminates much about human-animal relations and the tyranny of gender inequality, through reinstating an obscured story of a dedicated amateur primatologist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46370536292588,"sku":"9780645076363","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18209203482417.jpg?v=1744807875"},{"product_id":"john-busst-by-iain-mccalman-9781761170096","title":"John Busst","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Busst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to his enemies as 'The Bingil Bay Bastard', John Busst, a Bendigo-born Melbourne bohemian artist, moved to tropical Bedarra Island in North Queensland and underwent an extraordinary transformation to become one of Australia's most successful conservationists. In the 1960s and early 70s, Busst led campaigns to protect two of Australia's most important and endangered environments - saving lowland rainforests from destruction and the Great Barrier Reef from reckless resource mining for oil, gas, cement, and fertiliser. A plan Busst likened to 'bulldozing the Taj Mahal to make road gravel'. Along the way, Busst obtained the active support of five current or future prime ministers - Holt, Whitlam, Gorton, Hawke, and Fraser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring biography, from award-winning historian Iain McCalman, is a timely reminder that the passionate commitment of ordinary citizens is crucial to achieving truly transformative environmental change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'John Busst's love of beauty and reverence for science combined to leave two awesome, interconnected but still tragically vulnerable legacies: the conservation of both the North Queensland rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef. Iain McCalman, among the country's finest historians, brings to life one man's journey from art to activism, locating the roots of modern environmental consciousness in a highly creative and productive partnership of aesthetics, humanitarianism, science, and politics.' - Frank Bongiorno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJohn Busst\u003c\/i\u003e, Iain McCalman turns his attention to the artist, architect, naturalist, and environmental campaigner who helped save the Great Barrier Reef from destruction in the 1960s with hugely impressive results. Vivid, expansive, and richly intelligent, it is both a tribute to a remarkable life and a fascinating and timely study of how an unlikely group of activists transformed the way Australians understand the environment.' - James Bradley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Iain McCalman's rich and incisive history of John Busst's resolute and brilliant fight to save the Great Barrier Reef affords us a desperately needed exemplar of what authentic love and commitment to the Earth, combined with persuasive strategy and formidable collaborations can do. The book is a shot in the arm for anyone who doubts our capacity to protect Earth's others and a reminder that it is the wondrous nature of the Earth itself that makes ecological warriors of ordinary people.' - Danielle Celermajer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This inspiring story of John Busst's life is as rich in character and charm as the reef and rainforest ecosystems he fought so hard to protect. It's a captivating account of the battleground for Australian conservation, fought on the beaches and forests of North Queensland. Fabulous!' - Danielle Clode\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'We are all in debt to John Busst, pioneer defender of the environment. Here Iain McCalman brilliantly charts his life and his successful crusade to save Queensland's reef and adjacent rainforest - one of the world's great ecosystems.' - Bill Gammage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Eye-opening and inspiring. The unforgettable story of one man's struggle to save two of Australia's most treasured world heritage environments - Queensland's Wet Tropics rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.' - Mark McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'McCalman's book is a fine homage to a dedicated life. It's also a portrait of the kind of person who makes a difference. 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