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.
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ISBN:9780385523639 (alk. paper) :
ISBN:0385523637 (alk. paper)
Physical Description:print 258 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-245) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- Finding compassion -- Clones, crows, and our future.
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