Cow [electronic resource] / Hannah Velten
Material type:
TextSeries: Animal (Reaktion Books)Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2007Description: 1 online resource (208 p.) : ill. (some col.)ISBN: - 9781861894861 (electronic bk.)
- 1861894864 (electronic bk.)
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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E-book
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | SF197 .V45 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 0000056062 |
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-200) and index
Introduction: reintroducing the cow, bull and ox -- Wild ox to domesticates -- Bull-gods, Bull-kings -- Cow mysticism and a rural idyll -- Toiling the fields and a 'cattle complex' -- Cattle stars and romantic associations -- Poor cow: pushing the boundaries -- Epilogue: out of sight, out of mind? -- Timeline of the cow
Hannah Velten plumbs the rich trove of myth, fact, and legend surrounding the seemingly-benign cow
Mode of access: Internet