Crocodile Undone
The Domestication of Australia’s Fauna
$50.29
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2020
Summary
Across the world, animals are being domesticated at an unprecedented rate and scale. But what exactly is domestication, and what does it tell us about ourselves? In this book, Marcus Baynes-Rock seeks the common thread linking stories about the domestication of Australia’s native animals, arguing that domestication is part of a process by which late modernity threatens to undo the world.
In a deeply personal account, the author tells of his encounters with crocodiles and emus behind …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780271086194 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 027108619X |
| Author: | Marcus Baynes-Rock, Agustín Fuentes |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Animalibus |
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Critics Review
“Baynes-Rock raises fundamental questions about private property, the fallacies of economics, and the wisdom of ecology. The challenges may be great, but at least this book presents ideas and possibilities that may help us face them.”
—Piers Locke, coeditor of Conflict, Negotiation, and Coexistence: Rethinking Human-Elephant Relations in South Asia
“Quoting refreshingly from the writings of the great human ecologist Paul Shepard, Baynes-Rock outlines a four-step approach to reverse the course of the undoing while still utilizing agriculture to support human livelihood. Noted for earlier fieldwork in Africa … , Baynes-Rock again takes inspiration from native societies, particularly the society and culture of Aboriginal Australians. His thesis is unique, and the book is worthy of reading and discussion in a course on ecology or animal ethics, in addition to serving as a reference for faculty and graduate students.”
—J. Organ Choice
About The Author
Marcus Baynes-Rock
Marcus Baynes-Rock is the author of Among the Bone Eaters, also published by Penn State University Press.
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