Greyhound Nation: A Coevolutionary History of England, 1200-1900

ISBN-13: 9780521745055 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 214 str.

Edmund Russell

Opis

Edmund Russell examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to prove that history is an evolutionary process.

Recenzje

'Russell has given his readers a new tool kit for approaching and understanding the impact of dogs (and other domesticated animals) and humans in each other's intertwined histories.' Stephanie Howard-Smith, H-Environment

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Patrician coevolution (1200–1831); 3. Human evolution in a transitional era (1776–1831); 4. Greyhound evolution and coevolution in a transitional era (1776–1831); 5. Modernizing human evolution (1831–1900); 6. Modern coevolution for coursing (1831–1900); 7. Modern coevolution for shows (1860–1900); 8. Epilogue.