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A perfect harmonyRoger A. Caras

A perfect harmony

1996271 pages
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What would today's world be like if man had not domesticated animals? This is the question that celebrated animal expert Roger Caras explores in A Perfect Harmony. A fascinating and colorful combination of history, anthropology, and personal experience, the book examines animal species both familiar and exotic in order to illustrate their monumental impact on the development of civilization. Accessible, absorbing, and wonderfully appealing, A Perfect Harmony illuminates a vital but virtually ignored aspect of human history: the partnership between man and domestic animals through the ages. At…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2002
    Purdue University Press · 271 pages · 9781557532411
  • Paperback · English · 1997
    Fireside · 272 pages · 9780684835310
  • Other · English · 1996
    Simon & Schuster · 271 pages · 9780684811000
Animals and civilizationDomesticationHistoryHuman-animal communicationHuman-animal relationshipsAnimaux et civilisationHistoireAnimals, habitations