Greyhound Nation - A Coevolutionary History of England, 12001900

Edmund Russell examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to prove that history is an evolutionary process.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Patrician coevolution (1200-1831); 3. Human evolution in a transitional era (1776-1831); 4. Greyhound evolution and coevolution in a transitional era (1776-1831); 5. Modernizing human evolution (1831-1900); 6. Modern coevolution for coursing (1831-1900); 7. Modern coevolution for shows (1860-1900); 8. Epilogue.

About the author

Edmund Russell is Professor of History at Boston University, where he focuses his research on environmental history, the history of technology, US history, and biology. He is the author of Evolutionary History: Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth (Cambridge, 2011) and co-editor of the Cambridge Studies in Environment and History series.

Summary

Edmund Russell's much-anticipated new book examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to make a compelling case that history is an evolutionary process. Five forces - politics, economics, technology, ecology, and culture - consistently shaped greyhounds and their owners, with a radical transition in 1831.

Product details

• Authors: Edmund Russell, Edmund (Hall Distinguished Professor of U Russell, Edmund (Hall Distinguished Professor of US History Russell, Russell Edmund
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.01.2018
• EAN: 9780521762090
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76209-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Studies in Environment and His; Studies in Environment and History; Studies in Environment and His
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; England, NATURE / General, European History, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Animals & society, Social and cultural history, Animals and society