Of wolves and men /

Describes the characteristics and behavior of wolves, examines the relationship between man and wolves throughout history, and discusses the way these animals have been depicted in literature and folklore.

Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lopez, Barry Holstun 1945- (συγγραφέας.)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York : Scribner, c1978.
Θέματα:
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • I: Canis lupus Linnaeus
  • 1. Origin and description
  • 2. Social structure and communication
  • 3. Hunting and territory
  • II: And a cloud passes overhead-- 4. Amaguk and sacred meat
  • 5. A wolf in the heart
  • 6. Wolf warriors
  • III: The beast of waste and desolation
  • 7. The clamor of justification
  • 8. Wolfing for sport
  • 9. An American pogrom
  • IV: And a wolf shall devour the sun
  • 10. Out of a medieval mind
  • 11. The reach of science
  • 12. Searching for the beast
  • 13. Images from a childhood
  • 14. A howling at twilight
  • Epilogue: On the raising of wolves and a new ethology.