A History of Dogs in the Early Americas (Paper) por Schwartz, Marion

Very good with corner and edge wear.

Yale University Press, 1998-10-11. paperback. Used: Good.

Yale University Press, 1998. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, white pages. Book has minor wear on the edges and a cover crease that are difficult to see in the scans. For more than 12,000 years the dog has coexisted with humans in the Americas, following pathways much different from those of dogs in Europe and Asia. New World dogs have been viewed as sacred and profane, as deities, as eaters of excrement, and as valued food. This entertaining and enlightening book examines the fluctuating status of dogs in Native America from prehistory to the present. Drawing on chronicles, ethnographies, archaeological reports, myths, biology, and a rich array of visual materials, Marion Schwartz investigates views about dogs in a wide range of native societies in North and South America. She discusses the early domestication of the dog and looks at how hunting and gathering peoples relied on dogs to help with the hunt and to transport food and goods.… Ler mais

Yale University Press, 1998-10-11. paperback. Very Good. 9x6x0. Paperback in very good condition. Light edge wear to covers. Clean pages free of writing, marks or tears. Binding is secure. No spine creases. Our feedback says it all! Feel confident when you order from Hilltop Book Shop.

BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. (12-3H0300075197)

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Yale University, 1997. Soft cover. Near Fine. Unread Copy. Name on front end page, otherwise as new. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. S2

Yale University Press, 1998-10-11. paperback. Used:Good.