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Wolf
Gary Marvin
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Paperback. Wolf, a new account of an animal feared, reviled and revered, which has always evoked powerful emotions in humans, investigates the latest scientific understanding of the wolf, as well as its place in literature, history and folklore. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 200 pages, 63 colour illustrations, 93 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Feared, reviled and revered, the wolf has always evoked powerful emotions in humans. It has been admired as a powerful hunter; feared for the threat it is imagined to pose to humans; reviled for its depredations on domestic livestock and revered as a potent symbol of the wild. Wolf explores the ways in which indigenous hunting societies respected the wolf as a fellow hunter and how, with the domestication of animals, the wolf became regarded as an enemy because of attacks on livestock. Such attacks led to the wolf's reputation as a creature of evil in many human cultures. Alone ... Read more
Feared, reviled and revered, the wolf has always evoked powerful emotions in humans. It has been admired as a powerful hunter; feared for the threat it is imagined to pose to humans; reviled for its depredations on domestic livestock and revered as a potent symbol of the wild. Wolf explores the ways in which indigenous hunting societies respected the wolf as a fellow hunter and how, with the domestication of animals, the wolf became regarded as an enemy because of attacks on livestock. Such attacks led to the wolf's reputation as a creature of evil in many human cultures. Alone ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Animal
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898791
SKU
V9781861898791
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About Gary Marvin
Garry Marvin is Professor of Human-Animal Studies in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Roehampton, London. He has published widely in the field of animal studies and is one of the founding editors of the journal Journeys: The International Journal of Travel and Travel Writing.
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