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Animals as Neighbors: The Past and Present of Commensal Animals (The Animal Turn)
Terry O'Connor
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In this fascinating book, Terry O’Connor explores a distinction that is deeply ingrained in much of the language that we use in zoology, human-animal studies, and archaeology - the difference between wild and domestic. For thousands of years, humans have categorised animals in simple terms, often according to the degree of control that we have over them, and have tended to see the long story of human-animal relations as one of increasing control and management for human benefit. And yet, around the world, species have adapted to our homes, our towns, and our artificial landscapes, finding ways to gain benefit ... Read more
In this fascinating book, Terry O’Connor explores a distinction that is deeply ingrained in much of the language that we use in zoology, human-animal studies, and archaeology - the difference between wild and domestic. For thousands of years, humans have categorised animals in simple terms, often according to the degree of control that we have over them, and have tended to see the long story of human-animal relations as one of increasing control and management for human benefit. And yet, around the world, species have adapted to our homes, our towns, and our artificial landscapes, finding ways to gain benefit ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Michigan State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
East Lansing, MI, United States
ISBN
9781611860955
SKU
V9781611860955
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Ref
99-15
About Terry O'Connor
Terry O’Connor is Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of York, UK. He was formerly a trustee of York Archaeological Trust from 2005 to 2010, and was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2008. He was editor of International Journal of Osteoarchaeology from 2005 to 2011.
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