The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us Human by Shipman, Pat

The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us Human

Why do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem...
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Author: Pat Shipman
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The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us Human by Shipman, Pat

The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us Human

¥7,148

The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us Human

¥7,148
Author: Pat Shipman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Why do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem maladaptive--after all, every mouthful given to another species is one that you cannot eat--but in this heartening new study, acclaimed anthropologist Pat Shipman reveals that our propensity to domesticate and care for other animals is in fact among our species' greatest strengths. For the last 2.6 million years, Shipman explains, humans who coexisted with animals enjoyed definite adaptive and cultural advantages. To illustrate this point, Shipman gives us a tour of the milestones in human civilization-from agriculture to art and even language--and describes how we reached each stage through our unique relationship with other animals. The Animal Connection reaffirms our love of animals as something both innate and distinctly human, revealing that the process of domestication not only changed animals but had a resounding impact on us as well.

Author: Pat Shipman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/13/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.90w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780393070545


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2011
Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 65
Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2011 pg. 65
Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 7
Choice 12/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 49

About the Author
Shipman, Pat: - Pat Shipman is a professor of anthropology at Penn State University. Coauthor of the award-winning The Ape in the Tree and author of The Animal Connection and The Invaders, she writes for American Scientist and lives in Moncure, North Carolina.

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