| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 central shapers of the early modern world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 24, 2013) |
| Subject |
Animals and civilization -- Egypt
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Human-animal relationships -- Egypt
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Animals and civilization.
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Human-animal relationships.
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- History -- 1517-1882. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041297
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| Subject |
Egypt.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199315284 |
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0199315280 |
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0199315299 |
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9780199315291 |
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