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Donkey
Jill Bough
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Description for Donkey
Paperback. Donkey follows the story of this faithful, hard-working animal, which despite its critical role in human history, has often received little respect and explores the animal's variety of social, cultural, religious and symbolic meanings, especially its representations in Western art and literature. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 55 colour illustrations, 45 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 351 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
From giving rides to children at the British seaside to pulling a plough in the poorest of countries, donkeys have served humans faithfully since the time of their domestication more than 10,000 years ago. Despite the critical role that they have played throughout human history, however, donkeys have often received little respect. Donkey follows the story of this incredibly hard-working animal. Jill Bough reveals the animal's historic significance in Ancient Egypt where they were once highly regarded and even worshipped. However, this elevated status did not endure in Ancient Greece and Rome, where donkeys were denigrated, ridiculed and abused. Since ... Read more
From giving rides to children at the British seaside to pulling a plough in the poorest of countries, donkeys have served humans faithfully since the time of their domestication more than 10,000 years ago. Despite the critical role that they have played throughout human history, however, donkeys have often received little respect. Donkey follows the story of this incredibly hard-working animal. Jill Bough reveals the animal's historic significance in Ancient Egypt where they were once highly regarded and even worshipped. However, this elevated status did not endure in Ancient Greece and Rome, where donkeys were denigrated, ridiculed and abused. Since ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Animal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898036
SKU
V9781861898036
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Jill Bough
Jill Bough is a Conjoint Academic in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. She has published articles about the history of the donkey in Australian Zoologist (2006) and the Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare (2009).
Reviews for Donkey
'The latest addition to Reaktion's animal series - surely one of the most successful publishing ventures of recent years - reveals the donkey, generally considered beneath notice , to be a creature of the utmost fascination.' - The Independent Donkey is concise, informative and profusely illustrated. Within its pages Jill Bough describes the ... Read more