Canis Africanis: A Dog History of Southern Africa

by Lance Van Sittert and Sandra Swart

This suite of essays is a first for historical writing about southern Africa: they recover an animal's ubiquitous, yet hidden presence in human history. The authors have used the dog as a way "to think about human society". The dog is the connecting thread binding these essays, which each reveals a different part of the complex social history of southern Africa.
The essays range widely from concerns over disease, bestiality, and social degradation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004154191
• ISBN13: 9789004154193
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"