Bibliograph

The intimate bond, how animals shaped human history, Brian Fagan

Type

Label

The intimate bond, how animals shaped human history, Brian Fagan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The intimate bond

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

891001337

Responsibility statement

Brian Fagan

Sub title

how animals shaped human history

Summary

From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with our fellow fauna. Brian Fagan unfolds this fascinating story from the first wolf who wandered into our prehistoric ancestors' camp and found companionship, to empires built on the backs of horses, donkeys, and camels, to the industrial age when some animals became commodities, often brutally exploited, and others became pets, nurtured and pampered, sometimes to absurd extremes. Through an in-depth analysis of six truly transformative human-animal relationships, Fagan shows how our habits and our very way of life were considerably and irreversibly altered by our intimate bond with animals. Among other stories, Fagan explores how herding changed human behavior; how the humble donkey helped launch the process of globalization; and how the horse carried a hearty band of nomads across the world and toppled the emperor of China

Table Of Contents

Hunters and the hunted. Partnership -- Wolves and people. Curious neighbors and wolf-dogs ; Cherished companions -- The farming revolution. Down on the first farms ; Working landscapes ; Corralling the Aurochs ; "Wild bull on the rampage" -- How the donkey started globalization. "Average Joes" ; The pickup trucks of history -- The beasts that toppled emperors. Taming Equus ; The Horse Masters' legacies ; Deposing sons of heaven -- Ships of the desert. "Animals designed by God" -- "Mild, patient, enduring." Dominion over beasts? ; "The hell for dumb animals" ; Victims of military insanity ; Cruelty to the indispensable ; To kill, to display, and to love

resource.variantTitle

How animals shaped human history

Classification