Fifty Animals That Changed the Course of History (Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History) - Softcover

Chaline, Eric

 
9781770856349: Fifty Animals That Changed the Course of History (Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 177085634X ISBN 13: 9781770856349
Verlag: FIREFLY BOOKS LTD, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

"Uncovers some of the most interesting stories of how animals ... have impacted human civilization in economic, political, and industrial history. This is an original approach that links the biological sciences to the social sciences and students and general readers will find many interesting stories within these pages."
--American Reference Books Annual 2012

"[An] inspired invitation to browsing, with short but informative essays on each of the subjects, rich in illustrations, excerpts and sidebars."
--Globe and Mail

Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History is a beautifully presented guide to the animals that have had the greatest impact on human civilization.

The 50 animals include the horse, dog, rat, whale, reindeer, beaver, flea, leech, dodo, falcon, oyster and shark. These creatures great and small have played central roles in the evolution of humankind, but they have remained at the periphery of our understanding of history. Whether it is an advancement in scientific knowledge, a trade war, disease and death, battles won and lost, or encounters with explorers in unknown lands, these animals have changed the course of history.

More than 150 elegant drawings, photographs and paintings, as well as excerpts from literature, highlight the concise text. The animals are judged by their influence in four categories:

  • Edible -- animals that have shaped agriculture, such as the cow
  • Medical -- animals that are "disease vectors," spreading bacteria and viruses, from malaria to plague
  • Commercial -- animals used for trade or in manufacturing
  • Practical -- animals used for transportation or clothing.

The animals described in Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History are familiar, but their roles in human history are easily overlooked. This attractive reference gives us a fresh perspective on our membership in the animal kingdom.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eric Chaline is a journalist and writer and has published titles on philosophy, including The Book of Zen and The Book of Gods, and on history, including Traveler's Guide to the Ancient World: Ancient Greece, History's Worst Inventions, History's Greatest Deceptions and History's Worst Predictions. He now lives and works in London, England, where he is conducting doctoral research in sociology at South Bank University.

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Verlag
FIREFLY BOOKS LTD
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
177085634X
ISBN 13 
9781770856349
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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