Stories Rabbits Tell
a natural and cultural history of a misunderstood creature
$71.62
- Paperback
326 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2003
Summary
Revered as a symbol of fertility, sexuality, purity and childhood, beloved as a children’s pet and widely represented in the myths, art and collectibles of almost every culture, the rabbit is one of the most popular animals known to humans. Ironically, it has also been one of the most misunderstood and abused. Indeed, the rabbit is the only animal that our culture adores as a pet, idolizes as a storybook hero and slaughters for commercial purposes. Stories Rabbits Tell takes a comprehensiv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590560440 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590560442 |
| Author: | Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello |
| Publisher: | Lantern Books,US |
| Imprint: | Lantern Books,US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 326 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2003 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Susan E. Davis
Award-winning journalist and editor Susan E. Davis has written for a wide range of publications, including Sports Illustrated, Mademoiselle, The Nation, and The Washington Post. She is the author of The Sporting Life and Baby Play. She is a national educator with the House Rabbit Society and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two children, two rabbits and miscellaneous other small creatures. Margo DeMello received her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from U.C. Davis in 1995, and is the Program Director for Human-Animal Studies at Animals & Society Institute. She teaches Cross-Cultural Anthrozoology, Animals and Popular Culture, Critical An
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