The animal connection : a new perspective on what makes us human / Pat Shipman.

Describes how humans' relationships with other animals, and the propensity to domesticate them over the last 2.6 million years, has helped the species reach the milestones of civilization from agriculture to art and language.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shipman, Pat, 1949-
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Human evolution.
Human-animal relationships.
Domestication.
Prehistoric peoples.
Physical Description:336 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Begin at the beginning
  • Evolve without evolving
  • Attention must be paid
  • Is a tool a tool a tool?
  • Uniquely human?
  • The bonobo solution
  • A brief stop in the Levant
  • Say what?
  • Tell me all about it
  • Spreading the word
  • My cat wants you to open the door
  • Living together
  • The wolf at the door
  • Signs of domestication
  • Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
  • Riding into the sunset
  • The animal connection in the modern world.