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An exploration of the explosive illegal trade in succulents and the passion that drives it

Cacti and succulents are phenomenally popular worldwide among plant enthusiasts, despite being among the world's most threatened species. The fervor driving the illegal trade in succulents might also be driving some species to extinction. Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, The Cactus Hunters takes us to the heart of this conundrum, the mystery of how and why some of the most ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade. This is a world of alluring desires, where collectors and conservationists alike are animated by passions that at times exceed the limits of law.

What inspires the desire for a plant? What kind of satisfaction does it promise? The answer, Jared D. Margulies suspects, might be traced through the roots and workings of the illegal succulent trade--an exploration that traverses the fields of botany and criminology, political ecology and human geography, and psychoanalysis. His globe-spanning inquiry leads Margulies to a spectacular series of succulent heists on a small island off the coast of Mexico, California law enforcement agents infiltrating a smuggling ring in South Korea, scientists racing to discover new and rare species before poachers find them, and to a notorious Czech "cacto-explorer" who helped turn a landlocked European country into the epicenter of the illegal succulent trade, whose story is told here for the first time.

A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and "more-than-human" care.


About the Author:

Jared D. Margulies is assistant professor of political ecology in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama. His work has been published in leading academic journals across the fields of social, cultural, and political geography; political ecology; the conservation social sciences; and environmental humanities.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781517913984
  • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 392
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 662 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1517913985
  • Publisher Date: 14 Nov 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade
  • Width: 140 mm


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