Join us as Jared D. Margulies\, Assistant Professor of political ecology at the University of Alabama and the author of \;The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Suc culent Trade\, \;visits the Bexley Public Library to discuss his book that explores the illicit succulent trade and dives into the passion behind collecting these plants\, even at the risk of leaving some species extinct. From the publisher\, "A heady blend of international intrigue\, s ocial theory\, botanical lore\, and ecological study\, \;The Cactus Hu nters \;offers complex insight into species extinction\, conservation\ , and more-than-human care." Scott Logsdon\, Biology teacher at Bexley Hig h School and Jared's former teacher\, will moderate the discussion.
\n< p>Thank you to Gramercy Books who will be onsite for book sales.\nA bout the Author:
\nJared D. Margulies is assistant professor of poli tical ecology in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama. His work has been published in leading academic journals across the field s of social\, cultural\, and political geography\; political ecology\; the conservation social sciences\; and environmental humanities. The Cact us Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade is h is first book.
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