Feral Animals in the American South: An Evolutionary History (Studies in Environment and History) - Hardcover

Gibson, Abraham H.

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The relationship between humans and domestic animals has changed in dramatic ways over the ages, and those transitions have had profound consequences for all parties involved. As societies evolve, the selective pressures that shape domestic populations also change. Some animals retain close relationships with humans, but many do not. Those who establish residency in the wild, free from direct human control, are technically neither domestic nor wild: they are feral. If we really want to understand humanity's complex relationship with domestic animals, then we cannot simply ignore the ones who went feral. This is especially true in the American South, where social and cultural norms have facilitated and sustained large populations of feral animals for hundreds of years. Feral Animals in the American South retells southern history from this new perspective of feral animals.

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Operating within the context of a global history of feralization, this book focuses on providing a fresh perspective on both the American South and the human condition. It charts the social, cultural, and evolutionary consequences of domestication and feralization, while examining humans' relationships with dogs, pigs, and horses in the American South.

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Abraham H. Gibson is a Fellow in Residence at the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine. He also teaches in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. He has published extensively and has earned fellowships from the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

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PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date2016
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