The animal in Ottoman Egypt /

Animals in rural Egypt became enmeshed in social relationships and made possible many tasks otherwise impossible. Rather than focus on what animals represented or symbolized, Mikhail discusses their social and economic functions, as Ottoman Egypt cannot be understood without acknowledging animals as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mikhail, Alan, 1979-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013.
Temas:
1517-1882
Animals and civilization > Egypt.
Human-animal relationships > Egypt.
Animaux et civilisation > Égypte.
Relations homme-animal > Égypte.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Animals and civilization
Human-animal relationships
Mensch
Tiere
Egypt > History > 1517-1882.
Égypte > Histoire > 1517-1882.
Egypt
Osmanisches Reich
Ägypten
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface : Three species
  • Introduction : Cephalopods in the Nile
  • Part One. Burdened and Beastly. 1. Early modern human and animal ; 2. Unleashing the beast
  • Part Two. Bark and Bite. 3. In-between ; 4. Evolution in the streets
  • Part Three. Charisma and Capital. 5. Enchantment ; 6. Encagement
  • Conclusion : The human ends.

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