Greyhound Nation

A Coevolutionary History of England, 1200–1900

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, History
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Author: Professor Edmund Russell ISBN: 9781108546713
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: January 11, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Professor Edmund Russell
ISBN: 9781108546713
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: January 11, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Edmund Russell's much-anticipated new book examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to make a compelling case that history is an evolutionary process. Challenging the popular notion that animal breeds remain uniform over time and space, Russell integrates history and biology to offer a fresh take on human-animal coevolution. Using greyhounds in England as a case study, Russell shows that greyhounds varied and changed just as much as their owners. Not only did they evolve in response to each other, but people and dogs both evolved in response to the forces of modernization, such as capitalism, democracy, and industry. History and evolution were not separate processes, each proceeding at its own rate according to its own rules, but instead were the same.

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Edmund Russell's much-anticipated new book examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to make a compelling case that history is an evolutionary process. Challenging the popular notion that animal breeds remain uniform over time and space, Russell integrates history and biology to offer a fresh take on human-animal coevolution. Using greyhounds in England as a case study, Russell shows that greyhounds varied and changed just as much as their owners. Not only did they evolve in response to each other, but people and dogs both evolved in response to the forces of modernization, such as capitalism, democracy, and industry. History and evolution were not separate processes, each proceeding at its own rate according to its own rules, but instead were the same.

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