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The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Chose Domestication

by Stephen Budiansky
The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Chose Domestication

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ISBN13: 9780300079937
ISBN10: 0300079931
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Animal rights extremists argue that eating meat is murder and that pets are slaves. This compelling reappraisal of the human-animal bond, however, shows that domestication of animals is not an act of exploitation but a brilliantly successful evolutionary strategy that has benefited humans and animals alike. "Budiansky's slim, elegant discourse is a persuasive counterweight to the pastoral delusions of sentimentalists intent on seeing humans as malevolently at odds with the noble animal kingdom."-Manuela Hoelterhoff, Wall Street Journal "Forcefully argued and eloquent."-Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times "A subtle look at the mysteries of evolution and a stinging response to animal-rights extremists. . . . Ambrosia for anyone-whether in agreement with Budiansky or not-who appreciates the beauty of an argument that combines careful scholarship with common sense."-Kirkus Reviews "Budiansky argues his thesis clearly and cogently."-Daily Telegraph

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ISBN:
9780300079937
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
05/01/1999
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
216
Height:
.59IN
Width:
5.46IN
Thickness:
.75
LCCN:
99017290
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1999
UPC Code:
2800300079939
Author:
Stephen Budiansky
Subject:
Philosophy of nature
Subject:
Animal behavior
Subject:
Domestic animals
Subject:
Outdoors-Conservation and Animal Rights
Subject:
Domestic animals -- Origin.

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