Reviews
Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. This eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history., "Linda Kalof devastates the idea that animals do not matter, that they are irrelevant to human history. Her fascinating book should provoke much discussion."-Jim Mason, co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, "Linda Kalof's "Looking at Animals in Human History" is a vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative, this book presents (just as the title promises) a detailed account of how people have looked at animals, with insights into how animals figure in art, in battle, in entertainment, in law, in public health, in agriculture, in rituals, and much much more. This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies."--Randy Malamud, Georgia State University, and author of "Poetic Animals and Animal Souls", "In this fascinating review, Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. With its scholarly text and splendid illustrations, this eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history." Juliet Clutton-Brock, author ofA Natural History of Domesticated Mammals , "Linda Kalof's Looking at Animals in Human Historyis a vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative, this book presents (just as the title promises) a detailed account of how people have looked at animals, with insights into how animals figure in art, in battle, in entertainment, in law, in public health, in agriculture, in rituals, and much much more. This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies."--Randy Malamud, Georgia State University, and author of Poetic Animals and Animal Souls, "To establish a more harmonious relationship to animals, we need to learn to pay greater attention, not only them but to one another as well. But for that we need a context. Looking at Animals in Human History . . . is a fine place to start."--Boria Sax, H-NILAS, "In this fascinating review, Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. With its scholarly text and splendid illustrations, this eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history." Juliet Clutton-Brock, author of A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals , Linda Kalof's account allows neither denial nor escape, while nourishing the commitment to somehow recraft actual inter-species relationships into more livable patterns., "Linda Kalof devastates the idea that animals do not matter, that they are irrelevant to human history. Her fascinating book should provoke much discussion."--Jim Mason, co-author of "The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter", "In this fascinating review, Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. With its scholarly text and splendid illustrations, this eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history." --Juliet Clutton-Brock, author of "A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals", "Linda Kalof devastates the idea that animals do not matter, that they are irrelevant to human history. Her fascinating book should provoke much discussion."-Jim Mason, co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter , Written in an engaging style with the author's keen attention focused upon her reader, Kalof's monograph provides a rapid and concise overview of the reciprocal relationship between animals and humans from pre-history to modern times . . . The book should find a ready audience among animal lovers, who will find much to enjoy., "Linda Kalof's Looking at Animals in Human History is a vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative, this book presents (just as the title promises) a detailed account of how people have looked at animals, with insights into how animals figure in art, in battle, in entertainment, in law, in public health, in agriculture, in rituals, and much much more. This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies."--Randy Malamud, Georgia State University, and author of Poetic Animals and Animal Souls, "In this fascinating review, Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. With its scholarly text and splendid illustrations, this eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history." Juliet Clutton-Brock, author of A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals, To establish a more harmonious relationship to animals, we need to learn to pay greater attention, not only them but to one another as well. But for that we need a context. Looking at Animals in Human History . . . is a fine place to start., "Linda Kalof''s account allows neither denial nor escape, while nourishing the commitment to somehow recraft actual inter-species relationships into more livable patterns."--Professor Donna Haraway, professor of the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California at Santa Cruz, and author of "Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness", "Linda Kalof'sLooking at Animals in Human Historyis a vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative, this book presents (just as the title promises) a detailed account of how people have looked at animals, with insights into how animals figure in art, in battle, in entertainment, in law, in public health, in agriculture, in rituals, and much much more. This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies."--Randy Malamud, Georgia State University, and author ofPoetic Animals and Animal Souls, Linda Kalof's Looking at Animals in Human History is a vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative, this book presents (just as the title promises) a detailed account of how people have looked at animals, with insights into how animals figure in art, in battle, in entertainment, in law, in public health, in agriculture, in rituals, and much much more. This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies., "Linda Kalof''s account allows neither denial nor escape, while nourishing the commitment to somehow recraft actual inter-species relationships into more livable patterns."--Professor Donna Haraway, professor of the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California at Santa Cruz, and author of Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness, "Linda Kalof devastates the idea that animals do not matter, that they are irrelevant to human history. Her fascinating book should provoke much discussion."-Jim Mason, co-author ofThe Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter , To establish a more harmonious relationship to animals, we need to learn to pay greater attention, not only them but to one another as well. But for that we need a context. Looking at Animals in Human History . . . is a fine place to start., Linda Kalof devastates the idea that animals do not matter, that they are irrelevant to human history. Her fascinating book should provoke much discussion., A vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative . . . A valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies., "Linda Kalof devastates the idea that animals do not matter, that they are irrelevant to human history. Her fascinating book should provoke much discussion."--Jim Mason, co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Linda Kalof's Looking at Animals in Human History is a vivid and encyclopedic survey of encounters between human and nonhuman animals across Western culture. Clear, readable, beautifully illustrated and always informative, this book presents (just as the title promises) a detailed account of how people have looked at animals, with insights into how animals figure in art, in battle, in entertainment, in law, in public health, in agriculture, in rituals, and much much more. This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of human-animal studies., . . . this brief, well-documented volume provides a useful gateway into an important and absorbing body of scholarship., "In this fascinating review, Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. With its scholarly text and splendid illustrations, this eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history." -- Juliet Clutton-Brock, author of A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals , "In this fascinating review, Linda Kalof has brought a fresh approach to describing the multiplicity of ways in which humans have interacted with animals from the prey of ice age hunters to the virtual animals in today's electronic world. With its scholarly text and splendid illustrations, this eminently readable book will appeal not only to all those with an interest in the animal world but also to students of social and art history." --Juliet Clutton-Brock, author of A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals, "Linda Kalof''s account allows neither denial nor escape, while nourishing the commitment to somehow recraft actual inter-species relationships into more livable patterns."--Professor Donna Haraway, professor of the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California at Santa Cruz, and author ofCompanion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness
