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A history of the world in 100 animals / by Barnes, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)355812;
"Award-winning author Simon Barnes selects the one hundred animals who have had the greatest impact on humanity and on whom humanity has had the greatest effect. He shows how we have domesticated animals for food and for transport, and how animals powered agriculture, making civilisation possible. In short, he charts the close relationship between humans and animals, finding examples from around the planet that bring the story of life on earth vividly to life, with great insight and understanding"--
Subjects: Animals and civilization; Animals; Natural history.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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The age of the horse : an equine journey through human history / by Forrest, Susanna,author.(CARDINAL)344392;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-398) and index.Anthropologist and equestrian expert Susanna Forrest presents a singular, sweeping panorama of the horse's prominent role across time and in societies around the world. Combining fascinating anthropological detail and incisive personal anecdotes, Forrest illustrates how our evolution has coincided with that of horses. Unique, passionate, and insightful, this book investigates the complexities of human and horse coexistence, brilliantly revealing the multifaceted ways our cultures were shaped by this powerful creature --
Subjects: Horses; Animals and civilization.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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The horse : a galloping history of humanity / by Winegard, Timothy C.(Timothy Charles),1977-author.(CARDINAL)785544; Browne, Dylan,cartographer.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-499) and index.Everything equus: Taxonomy and terminology -- Introduction -- Part I: Early interactions. The dawn of the horse: equine evolution and bone wars -- Straight from the horse's mouth: I am the grass, let me work -- Eat like a horse: human hunting and vanishing habitats -- Hold your horses: steppes of domestication and the agricultural revolution -- A horse by any other name: the Indo-European domination of Eurasia -- Part II: Forge of empires. Behold a pale horse: apocalyptic chariots and imperial ambitions -- Riders on the storm: cavalry, assyrians, libraries, and scythians -- The education of Alexander: academia and empires -- My kingdom for a horse: the hitched fates of the Chinese and Roman empires -- Dark horses: feudal knights and contending faiths -- Road apples: the medieval agricultural revolution and the making of modern Europe -- Part III: Global trails. Shuttling the Silk Roads: Mongol hordes and Eurasian markets -- The return of the native: the horse and the Columbian exchange -- Big dogs of the Great Plains: horses, bison, and the downfall of Indigenous peoples -- Spiritual machines: the supremacy of the horse -- The final draft: war, mechanization, and medicine -- Equus rising: wild horses, therapeutic healing, and worldwide sports -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Selected bibliography -- Notes -- Index."From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Instructional and educational works.; Horses; Animals and civilization.;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 20
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Horse : how the horse has shaped civilizations / by Chamberlin, J. Edward,1943-(CARDINAL)740294;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Animals and civilization.; Horses;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Tamed : from wild to domesticated, the ten animals and plants that changed human history / by Roberts, Alice,1973-author.(CARDINAL)425103;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A scientific history of our species, exploring humanity's domestication of ten essential plants and animals"--
Subjects: Animals; Animals and civilization.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Famous animals in history and legend. / by Brun, Noëlle.(CARDINAL)748401; Marin, Lise.(CARDINAL)534623;
Thirty-one stories of famous animals in history, mythology, folklore, literature, and religion.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Biographies.; Fiction.; Animals; Animals; Animals; Animals; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Animals that changed the world / by Thomas, Keltie,1966-(CARDINAL)460635;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Outlines the way different types of animals, including livestock, pets, such creatures as silkworms that sparked trade, working beasts, noxious animals, and those that inspire the imagination, have influenced human civilization.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Animals; Animals and history;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The history of anime and manga / by Nakaya, Andrea C.,1976-author.(CARDINAL)463502;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Unlike anything else -- Early anime and manga -- Development after World War II -- Growth during the 1960s and 1970s -- The golden age of anime and manga -- Anime and manga today.Both anime and manga have been popular in Japan for more than a hundred years. More recently, they have also attracted a large number of fans around the world. Manga are comic books and graphic novels that are created in Japan. While many comic books and animated shows are created only for young people, anime and manga are created for all different age groups, from toddlers to adults.Ages 14-18
Subjects: Young adult nonficiton.; Animated films; Animated films; Animated films; Animated television programs; Animated television programs; Animated television programs; Comic books, strips, etc.; Comic books, strips, etc.; Comic books, strips, etc.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Dark and dashing horsemen / by Steiner, Stan.(CARDINAL)136968;
Prologue. When God created the horse. -- 1. The Old Testament cowboys.
Subjects: Horses; Horsemen and horsewomen; Animals and civilization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Cartoons : one hundred years of cinema animation / by Bendazzi, Giannalberto.(CARDINAL)514353;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-456) and indexes.
Subjects: Animated films;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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