Farewell to the Horse : : a Cultural History

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Call Number: 636.1 Ra, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Animals / Mammals
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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"First published in German by Verlag C. H. Beck oHG Munchen in 2015 under the title Das letzte Jahrhundert der Pferde"--Title page verso.
The long farewell -- Part I: The Centaurian pact : energy. Hell for horses ; A pastoral incident ; Riding West ; The shock ; The Jewish horsewoman -- Part II: A phantom in the library : knowledge. Blood and speed ; The anatomy lesson ; Connoisseurs and conmen ; Researchers -- Part III: The living metaphor : pathos. Napoleon ; The fourth rider ; The whip ; Turin: a winter's tale -- Part IV: The forgotten player : histories. Teeth and time ; Conquest ; Out of the picture ; Herodotus.
"Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build our cities, farms, and industries. But during the twentieth century, in an increasingly mechanized society, they began to disappear from human history. In this esoteric and rich tribute, [the author] chronicles the dramatic story of this most spectacular creature, thoroughly examining how they've been muses and brothers in arms, neglected and sacrificed in war yet memorialized in paintings, sculpture, and novels--and ultimately marginalized on racetracks and in pony clubs"--Amazon.com.

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