Velten, Hannah <br/><br/>
Cow  [electronic resource] / 
Hannah Velten 
 - London :  Reaktion Books,  2007 
 - 1 online resource (208 p.) :  ill. (some col.) 
 - Animal .
 - Animal (Reaktion Books) .
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-200) and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> Hannah Velten plumbs the rich trove of myth, fact, and legend surrounding the seemingly-benign cow 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781861894861 (electronic bk.) 1861894864 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cattle<br/>Cattle--History<br/>Animals and civilization<br/>Human-animal relationships