Karen Sullivan
Introducing the Medieval Bear Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
Since the Middle Ages, bears have most frequently been seen as objects. For many centuries, Europeans regarded bears as pests to be eradicated because of the danger they posed to human beings and livestock, whilst in recent decades they have increasingly been seen as victims to be protected from human violence. When a bear attacks, the contemporary response is typically to blame human beings failure, either to signal their presence in bears habitats or to bearproof their backyards. For climate change activists, the polar bear has become emblematic of the threat posed by humans to the natural world, even though the polar bears population has steadily increased in recent times. At two extremes, bears have been objects of predation or pity. In medieval times, however, bears were not objects but subjects viewed as creatures of God. They were seen as being in possession of something analogous to rationality, which enabled them to display surprising intelligence as warriors endowed with both strength and courage to which humans could only aspire as fierce competitors in bearbaiting spectacles, like prizefighters engaged in a bloody sport or as lovers, inclined to abduct women and have children with them. People treated bears as they expected to be treated themselves, and expected them to behave as humans would not as passive victims of human action, but as active subjects.
Binding: Paperback;152 pages; Publisher: University of Wales Press; Classification: DSBB; Weight: 120 g; Dimensions: 198 x 129
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Since the Middle Ages, bears have most frequently been seen as objects. For many centuries, Europeans regarded bears as pests to be eradicated because of the danger they posed to human beings and livestock, whilst in recent decades they have increasingly been seen as victims to be protected from human violence. When a bear attacks, the contemporary response is typically to blame human beings failure, either to signal their presence in bears habitats or to bearproof their backyards. For climate change activists, the polar bear has become emblematic of the threat posed by humans to the natural world, even though the polar bears population has steadily increased in recent times. At two extremes, bears have been objects of predation or pity. In medieval times, however, bears were not objects but subjects viewed as creatures of God. They were seen as being in possession of something analogous to rationality, which enabled them to display surprising intelligence as warriors endowed with both strength and courage to which humans could only aspire as fierce competitors in bearbaiting spectacles, like prizefighters engaged in a bloody sport or as lovers, inclined to abduct women and have children with them. People treated bears as they expected to be treated themselves, and expected them to behave as humans would not as passive victims of human action, but as active subjects.
Binding: Paperback;152 pages; Publisher: University of Wales Press; Classification: DSBB; Weight: 120 g; Dimensions: 198 x 129
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Karen Sullivan
Introducing the Medieval Bear Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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