{"product_id":"living-with-javelinas-adam-p-johnson-9781477334638","title":"Living with Javelinas: Multispecies Conviviality in Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ethnography on how both humans and javelinas can thrive in shared space.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs human settlements expand into formerly wild lands, coexistence with wildlife is no longer optional--it's a daily negotiation. In \u003ci\u003eLiving with Javelinas\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Johnson explores what it means to share space and adapt in a more-than-human world. Often mistaken for wild pigs, javelinas unsettle the boundaries between nuisance and neighbor. Johnson traces the other species that shape their lives--feral hogs, prickly pear, mountain cedar--and examines how folklore, perception, and memory influence human-javelina encounters. Drawing on ethnographic, ecological, and ethological research across Texas, he shows how coexistence becomes a practical, albeit often uneasy, conviviality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn much of Texas, decades of hunting have made javelinas wary. Through extended time with rancher Roger Gray, who encounters and feeds javelinas daily, Johnson reveals how repeated contact can foster a mutually responsive relationship. Bringing anthropology into dialogue with ecology, \u003ci\u003eLiving with Javelinas\u003c\/i\u003e argues that coexistence is not harmony but an ongoing adjustment. In a time of ecological strain, situated acts of accommodation point toward more ethical and sustainable ways of living together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam P. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477334637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477334638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Adam P. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997525815551,"sku":"9781477334638","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-with-javelinas-adam-p-johnson-9781477334638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}