Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship - Softcover

Derr, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226142809 ISBN 13: 9780226142807

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 2004

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"A sweeping, lapidary history of our relationship with dogs. A fan of the dog for many years, Derr set out to write a cultural history of the dog-human nexus, one that touched on the emotional, intellectual, and physical aspects, the good, bad, and ugly ways we go about communing with the beasts. He succeeds admirably." "If you've ever owned a dog or are anticipating the purchase of one, this well-researched volume is a must addition to your library."--Ranny Green "Seattle Times " "Wide-ranging and well-written... Mark Derr's book is a quirky and ever fascinating walking tour through the long history of dog human-relations." --Christine Adkins"Modern Dog Magazine" (08/30/2004) "If you''ve ever owned a dog or are anticipating the purchase of one, this well-researched volume is a must addition to your library."--Ranny Green, "Seattle Times " --Ranny Green "Seattle Times " "Wide-ranging and well-written... Mark Derr''s book is a quirky and ever fascinating walking tour through the long history of dog human-relations." --Christine Adkins"Modern Dog Magazine" (08/30/2004)

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A comprehensive, humane, and bemused tour of the dog-human relationship, Dog's Best Friend combines anecdote, research, and reportage to illuminate our complex rapport with our cherished canine companions. Tracking our national obsession with an animal that now outnumbers children in American households, Mark Derr chronicles the evolution of "the culture of the dog" from the prehistoric domestication of tamed wolves to the modern horrors of overbreeding and inbreeding.

Passionate about his subject and intent on sharing his zeal, Derr defends dogs with wit and flare, producing here a quirky, informative, and fitting tribute to our love affair with canines big and small.

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• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0226142809
• ISBN 13: 9780226142807
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400