Description
The Routledge Companion to Animal-Human History provides an up-to-date guide for the historian working within the growing field of animal-human history. Giving a sense of the diversity and interdisciplinary nature of the field, cutting-edge contributions explore the practices of and challenges posed by historical studies of animals and animal-human relationships. Divided into three parts, the Companion takes both a theoretical and practical approach to a field that is emerging as a prominent area of study. Animals and History considers practices of history, such as political history, public history and cultural memory, and how animal-human history can contribute to them, with contributors considering the challenges posed by topics such as agency, literature, art and emotional attachment. The final section, Themes and Provocations, looks at larger themes within the history of animal-human relationships in more depth, with contributions covering topics that include breeding, war, hunting and eating. 575 p.
- Hilda Kean, Editor. Dean of Ruskin College, Oxford (UK).
- Philip Howell, Editor. Reader in Historical Geography at the University of Cambridge (UK).
- Publication date (digital version): 2018-09 – Routledge (imprint of Taylor & Francis Group); Copyright © 2018 by Hilda Kean and Philip Howell; and individual chapters by the contributors.
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