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23) Animals and men
Author
Publisher
Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] Natural History Press
Pub. Date
1965.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout the history of civilization, humans have embraced it in every form imaginable--as a messenger of the gods, powerful sex symbol, gambling aid, emblem of resurrection, all-purpose medicine, handy research tool, inspiration for bravery, epitome of evil, and, of course, as the star of the world's most famous joke. In [this book], science writer Andrew Lawler takes us on an adventure from prehistory to the modern era with a fascinating account...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. Through an in-depth analysis of six truly transformative human-animal relationships, Fagan shows how our habits and our very way of life were considerably and irreversibly altered by our intimate bond with animals. Among other stories, Fagan explores how herding changed human behavior; how the humble donkey helped launch the process of globalization;...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The 50 animals include the horse, dog, rat, whale, reindeer, beaver, flea, leech, dodo, falcon, oyster and shark. These creatures, great and small, have played central roles in the evolution of humankind, but they have remained at the periphery of our understanding of history. Whether it is an advancement in scientific knowledge, a trade war, disease and death, battles won and lost, or encounters with explorers in unknown lands, these animals have...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, animals have shaped the world as we know it. But rarely have they received the recognition they deserve. Until now. This inside look at history's most famous animals features wacky verse, cool facts, historical stats, and zany cartoon art." --
31) Birds and people
Author
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Part natural history and part cultural study, this book describes and maps the entire spectrum of human engagements with birds, drawing in themes of history, literature, art, cuisine, language, lore, politics, and the environment. Vast in both scope and scale, it draws upon Mark Cocker's 40 years of observing and thinking about birds to celebrate this relationship. The book is as important for its visual riches as it is for its groundbreaking content,...
Series
Publisher
Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Wildlife wars": Daryl Hannah explores some of the reasons behind the increase in human conflicts with wildlife in America's backyards and national parks. Are there better, non-lethal ways to keep wild animals and people from clashing? "Return of the eagle": The Bald Eagle has always been part of our national identity. But as the country grew, the eagle slowly disappeared. But now, with a lot of hard work and a bit of good luck, eagles are coming...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Since humans first emerged as a distinct species, they have been locked into relationships with other animals. Humans ate, fought, prayed, and moved with animals. In this original and conceptually rich book, historian Alan Mikhail puts the history of human-animal relations at the center of the transformations of the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. He uses the history of the empire's most important province, Egypt, to...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Journalist Jon Mooallem has watched his little daughter's world overflow with animals butterfly pajamas, appliquéd owls--while the actual world she's inheriting slides into a great storm of extinction. Half of all species could disappear by the end of the century, and scientists now concede that most of America's endangered animals will survive only if conservationists keep rigging the world around them in their favor. So Mooallem ventures into the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"From the tiniest beetle to the most majestic whale, every creature on Earth is a marvel, deserving of awe and compassion. This beautiful picture book is a unique celebration of living things of many kinds - and the kindness we can show them as we wander through the world"--
38) Octopus
Author
Series
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this heavily illustrated book, Richard Schweid details this animal's remarkable natural history and its multifaceted relationship with humans. Schweid describes the octopus's intelligence, defense mechanisms, and short lifespan. He shows how some people have considered octopuses as nothing more than a meal and examines their role in the modern global fish and seafood industry. Other cultures, he reveals, see them as erotic totems or symbols of...
Author
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The oldest discovered statue, fashioned some fifteen to twenty thousand years ago, is of a bear. The lion was not always king. From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear's centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends from the Slavic East to Celtic Britain. The author, a historian considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by the advent of Christianity and continued to sink lower in the...
40) Lobster
Author
Series
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Takes us on a journey through the history, biology, and culture of lobsters, including the creature's economic and environmental status worldwide. He describes the evolution of technologies to capture these creatures and addresses the ethics of boiling them alive. Along the way, King also explores the salacious lobster palaces of the 1920s, the animal's thousand-year status as an aphrodisiac, and how the lobster has inspired numerous artists, writers,...
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