Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our...
Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our...
Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our world / Barbara J. King.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Call Numbers
N590/32
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
258 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
A holy procession of animals -- Humans emerging : from savanna to art cave -- Taming the wild? -- Cat mummies and lion symbols -- Animal souls -- Ravens, shamans, and dogs who dream -- Of whales and tortoises -- Articulate apes and emotional elephants -- Dog and cat (and buffalo) mysteries -- Findin...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2010.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Bonding, Human-Pet--Popular Works
- Behavior, Animal--Popular Works
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Anthropologist Kind delves into the importance of the human-animal bond as a key to our evolution. "Being with Animals" also looks to the future at how further technological development may--or may not--affect these important ties.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our world / Barbara J. King.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-245) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2010.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N590/32
Record Identifier
74VKqgAKJbZl
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqgAKJbZl
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0385523637 (alk. paper)
9780385523639 (alk. paper)
DDC
590
MMS ID
991020316019702626
