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A Dog's History of the World

Name: A Dog's History of the World
Author: Laura Hobgood-Oster
ISBN: 9781481300209

Canines and the Domestication of Humans

by Laura Hobgood-Oster

Published by: Baylor University Press

Imprint: Baylor University Press

The power and history of "man’s best friend"

Sales Date: Tuesday, 31st Oct 2017

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Canines and humans have depended upon one another for tens of thousands of years. Humans took the initial steps of domesticating canines, but somewhere through the millennia, dogs began dramatically to affect the future of their masters. In A Dog's History of the World, Laura Hobgood-Oster chronicles the canine-human story. From the earliest cave paintings depicting the primitive canine-human relationship to the modern model of dogs as family members, Hobgood-Oster reveals how the relationship has been marked by both love and exploitation.

Canines have aided and been heir to humankind's ever-increasing thirst for scientific advancements, empire building, and personal satisfaction. They have tested equipment for space exploration, fought beside us in war, and advanced countless industries. But Hobgood-Oster reminds us that, just as canines would not have flourished without humans, humans would not have flourished without canines.

They have been our healers, licking wounds and providing therapy to the sick and troubled for countless years. Weaving together archaeology, history, and literature, Laura Hobgood-Oster conclusively shows that humans would not be what they are without the presence and influence of canines, that the human-canine relationship has never been one sided, and that humanity's temptation to exploit canines is never far away.

Introduction

1 Strangers No More

Partners in the Hunt and Herd

2 Journey to the Afterlife

Best Friends Forever

3 Healing and Saving

Life Is Better with Dogs

4 Canines and Conquest

Invasion, Empire, and Dogs of War

5 Dogs of Design

The Frankenstein Syndrome in a Changing World

6 The Dog-Human Bond

Domesticating Each Other

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Laura Hobgood-Oster is Paden Chair and Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies, Southwestern University. She is the author of The Friends We Keep. She lives in Georgetown, Texas.

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