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Poultry Science, Chicken Culture is a collection of engrossing, witty, and thought-provoking essays about the chicken-the familiar domestic bird that has played an intimate part in our cultural, scientific, social, economic, legal, and medical practices and concerns since ancient Egypt, Greece, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Squier, Susan Merrill (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Chickens.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
PETS > Birds.
Animal culture > Moral and ethical aspects.
Chickens > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Poultry Science, Chicken Culture is a collection of engrossing, witty, and thought-provoking essays about the chicken-the familiar domestic bird that has played an intimate part in our cultural, scientific, social, economic, legal, and medical practices and concerns since ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Organized as a primer, the book reaches beyond narrow disciplines to discover why individuals are so fascinated with the humble, funny, overlooked, and omnipresent chicken. A combination of personal passion and surprising scholarly information, it will change forever the way you think.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813552361

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