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Описание

1 online resource (253 pages)

Библиография

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.

Примечание

Print version record.

Содержание

1. Postdomesticity -- Our Lives with Animals; 2. The Stages of Human-Animal Relations; 3. Separation -- The Human-Animal Divide; 4. Predomesticity; 5. Where the Tame Things Are; 6. Domestication and Usefulness; 7. From Mighty Hunter to Yajamana; 8. Early Domesticity -- My Ass and Yours; 9. Late Domestic Divergences; 10. Toward Postdomesticity; 11. The Future of Human-Animal Relations; Notes; Suggested Reading.

Summary

Richard W. Bulliet has long been a leading figure in the study of human-animal relations, and in his newest work, Hunters, Herders, and Hamburgers, he offers a sweeping and engaging perspective on this dynamic relationship from prehistory to the present. By considering the shifting roles of donkeys, camels, cows, and other domesticated animals in human society, as well as their place in the social imagination, Bulliet reveals the different ways various cultures have reinforced, symbolized, and rationalized their relations with animals. Bulliet identifies and explores four st.

Тема

Human-animal relationships.

Human-animal relationships.

NATURE -- Animal Rights.

HISTORY -- World.

Human-animal relationships.

Жанр/Форма

Electronic books.

Other Form:

Print version: Bulliet, Richard W. Hunters, herders, and hamburgers. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005 0231130767 (DLC) 2005041381 (OCoLC)58451894

ISBN

0231503962 (electronic bk.)

9780231503969 (electronic bk.)