{"product_id":"squirrel-nation-reds-greys-and-the-meaning-of-home-hardcover","title":"Squirrel Nation: Reds, Greys and the Meaning of Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Coates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wide-ranging meditation on belonging and citizenship through the story of two squirrel species in Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSquirrel Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of Britain's two species of squirrel over the past two hundred years: the much-loved, though rare, red squirrel and the less-desirable, though more populous, grey squirrel. A common resident of British gardens and parks, the grey squirrel was introduced from North America in the late nineteenth century and remains something of a foreign interloper. By examining this species' rapid spread across Britain, Peter Coates explores timely issues of belonging, nationalism, and citizenship in Britain today. Ultimately, though people are swift to draw distinctions between British squirrels and squirrels in Britain, \u003ci\u003eSquirrel Nation\u003c\/i\u003e shows that Britain's two squirrel species have much more in common than at first appears.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Coates\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of American and environmental history at the University of Bristol. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eA Story of Six Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Reaktion Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.58 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156231753863,"sku":"9781789147704","price":50.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ffb5bbf57ecee5c3b66595c19d36acf3.webp?v=1733242187","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/squirrel-nation-reds-greys-and-the-meaning-of-home-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}