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245 14 a| The animal connection :b| a new perspective on what makes us human /c| Pat Shipman.;

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300 a| 336 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-314) and index.;

520 a| 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 study, the author, an anthropologist 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, she explains, humans who coexisted with animals enjoyed definite adaptive and cultural advantages. To illustrate this point, she gives a tour of the milestones in human civilization, from tool-making and agriculture to art and even language, and describes how we reached each stage through our unique interdependent relationship with other animals. She also offers a window on the process of anthropological discovery, describing how remains and artifacts can be translated into an accurate and enlightening narrative of our history as a species. The book 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 humans as well.;

505 0 a| Begin at the beginning -- Evolve without evolving -- Attention must be paid -- Is a tool a tool a tool? -- Uniquely human? -- The bonobo solution -- A brief stop in the Levant -- Say what? -- Tell me all about it -- Spreading the word -- My cat wants you to open the door -- Living together -- The wolf at the door -- Signs of domestication -- Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? -- Riding into the sunset -- The animal connection in the modern world.;

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The animal connection : a new perspective on what makes us human / Pat Shipman.

Author/creator	Shipman, Pat, 1949-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Norton, ©2011.
Description	336 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Human evolution. Human-animal relationships. Domestication. Prehistoric peoples.

Contents	Begin at the beginning -- Evolve without evolving -- Attention must be paid -- Is a tool a tool a tool? -- Uniquely human? -- The bonobo solution -- A brief stop in the Levant -- Say what? -- Tell me all about it -- Spreading the word -- My cat wants you to open the door -- Living together -- The wolf at the door -- Signs of domestication -- Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? -- Riding into the sunset -- The animal connection in the modern world.
Abstract	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 study, the author, an anthropologist 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, she explains, humans who coexisted with animals enjoyed definite adaptive and cultural advantages. To illustrate this point, she gives a tour of the milestones in human civilization, from tool-making and agriculture to art and even language, and describes how we reached each stage through our unique interdependent relationship with other animals. She also offers a window on the process of anthropological discovery, describing how remains and artifacts can be translated into an accurate and enlightening narrative of our history as a species. The book 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 humans as well.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-314) and index.
LCCN	2010054062
ISBN	9780393070545 (hbk.)
ISBN	0393070549 (hbk.)

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