Elephant Trails - A History of Animals and Cultures

"The author traces a group of ideas about elephants in the West-that they are wise, deeply emotional, have a special understanding of death, have great memories, and are afraid of mice-to paint a general picture of what he calls "our elephant," the idea of the elephant that has been part of our thinking for millennia. The book is an intellectual and cultural history of the elephant that uses a broad range of published sources along with traditional and less usual archives"--

About the author

Nigel Rothfels is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is the author of Elephant Trails: A History of Animals and Cultures and the editor of Representing Animals.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Rothfels, Nigel (Director Rothfels
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781421442594
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-4259-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Animals, History, Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); European History, NATURE / Animal Rights, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SCIENCE / Natural History, Nature & the natural world: general interest, History of Science, Animals & society, The Earth: Natural History General, zoos;human-animal relations