Greyhound Nation: A Coevolutionary History of England, 1200–1900

Author:   Edmund Russell (Hall Distinguished Professor of US History, Boston University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9780521745055


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   11 January 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Edmund Russell (Hall Distinguished Professor of US History, Boston University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780521745055


ISBN 10:   0521745055
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   11 January 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Patrician coevolution (1200–1831); 3. Human evolution in a transitional era (1776–1831); 4. Greyhound evolution and coevolution in a transitional era (1776–1831); 5. Modernizing human evolution (1831–1900); 6. Modern coevolution for coursing (1831–1900); 7. Modern coevolution for shows (1860–1900); 8. Epilogue.

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Advance praise: 'Greyhound Nation offers a provocative, erudite, and persuasive argument about the coevolution of people and dogs. Focusing on greyhounds in England, this fascinating book challenges us to re-think the boundaries between humans and other species - and to re-think our very definition of history.' Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological University Advance praise: 'With the careful precision of a lab biologist and the keen eye of an evolutionist, Russell shows how a self-chosen elite of human society created a new kind of animal. The result is an impressive application of science to social history.' Donald Worster, Renmin University of China Advance praise: 'This impressively original book reframes familiar topics in new and innovative ways. In addition to telling a fascinating story of how changes in society, economics, politics, and technology shaped the evolution of greyhounds, Russell argues that greyhounds in turn shaped human evolution. Creatively exploring and challenging dichotomies that are often assumed to be rigid, he demonstrates that concepts from biology can help to explain historical change.' Peter Thorsheim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte


'Greyhound Nation offers a provocative, erudite, and persuasive argument about the coevolution of people and dogs. Focusing on greyhounds in England, this fascinating book challenges us to re-think the boundaries between humans and other species - and to re-think our very definition of history.' Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological University 'With the careful precision of a lab biologist and the keen eye of an evolutionist, Russell shows how a self-chosen elite of human society created a new kind of animal. The result is an impressive application of science to social history.' Donald Worster, Renmin University of China 'This impressively original book reframes familiar topics in new and innovative ways. In addition to telling a fascinating story of how changes in society, economics, politics, and technology shaped the evolution of greyhounds, Russell argues that greyhounds in turn shaped human evolution. Creatively exploring and challenging dichotomies that are often assumed to be rigid, he demonstrates that concepts from biology can help to explain historical change.' Peter Thorsheim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 'Russell is trailblazing an enticing new path called coevolutionary history ... As for canine history, the subjects of Greyhound Nation, in their astonishing variety, pure and impure, rough and smooth, can take their place in a thriving field ...' Peter Coates, The Times Literary Supplement '... an excellent introduction to an understanding of evolutionary and co-evolutionary history and to the use of evolutionary thinking as a methodology for historical analysis. ... The book is a major contribution not only to the field of animal history but also to environmental, technological, legal, economic, sporting, and social history. It demonstrates that following the story of one group of animals can reveal a rich interdisciplinary picture of historical change and the development of modern society.' Ann Norton Greene, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 'Russell has given his readers a new tool kit for approaching and understanding the impact of dogs (and other domesticated animals) and humans in each other's intertwined histories.' Stephanie Howard-Smith, H-Environment


'Greyhound Nation offers a provocative, erudite, and persuasive argument about the coevolution of people and dogs. Focusing on greyhounds in England, this fascinating book challenges us to re-think the boundaries between humans and other species - and to re-think our very definition of history.' Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological University 'With the careful precision of a lab biologist and the keen eye of an evolutionist, Russell shows how a self-chosen elite of human society created a new kind of animal. The result is an impressive application of science to social history.' Donald Worster, Renmin University of China 'This impressively original book reframes familiar topics in new and innovative ways. In addition to telling a fascinating story of how changes in society, economics, politics, and technology shaped the evolution of greyhounds, Russell argues that greyhounds in turn shaped human evolution. Creatively exploring and challenging dichotomies that are often assumed to be rigid, he demonstrates that concepts from biology can help to explain historical change.' Peter Thorsheim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte


'Greyhound Nation offers a provocative, erudite, and persuasive argument about the coevolution of people and dogs. Focusing on greyhounds in England, this fascinating book challenges us to re-think the boundaries between humans and other species - and to re-think our very definition of history.' Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological University 'With the careful precision of a lab biologist and the keen eye of an evolutionist, Russell shows how a self-chosen elite of human society created a new kind of animal. The result is an impressive application of science to social history.' Donald Worster, Renmin University of China 'This impressively original book reframes familiar topics in new and innovative ways. In addition to telling a fascinating story of how changes in society, economics, politics, and technology shaped the evolution of greyhounds, Russell argues that greyhounds in turn shaped human evolution. Creatively exploring and challenging dichotomies that are often assumed to be rigid, he demonstrates that concepts from biology can help to explain historical change.' Peter Thorsheim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 'Russell is trailblazing an enticing new path called coevolutionary history ... As for canine history, the subjects of Greyhound Nation, in their astonishing variety, pure and impure, rough and smooth, can take their place in a thriving field ...' Peter Coates, The Times Literary Supplement '... an excellent introduction to an understanding of evolutionary and co-evolutionary history and to the use of evolutionary thinking as a methodology for historical analysis. ... The book is a major contribution not only to the field of animal history but also to environmental, technological, legal, economic, sporting, and social history. It demonstrates that following the story of one group of animals can reveal a rich interdisciplinary picture of historical change and the development of modern society.' Ann Norton Greene, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 'Greyhound Nation offers a provocative, erudite, and persuasive argument about the coevolution of people and dogs. Focusing on greyhounds in England, this fascinating book challenges us to re-think the boundaries between humans and other species - and to re-think our very definition of history.' Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological University 'With the careful precision of a lab biologist and the keen eye of an evolutionist, Russell shows how a self-chosen elite of human society created a new kind of animal. The result is an impressive application of science to social history.' Donald Worster, Renmin University of China 'This impressively original book reframes familiar topics in new and innovative ways. In addition to telling a fascinating story of how changes in society, economics, politics, and technology shaped the evolution of greyhounds, Russell argues that greyhounds in turn shaped human evolution. Creatively exploring and challenging dichotomies that are often assumed to be rigid, he demonstrates that concepts from biology can help to explain historical change.' Peter Thorsheim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 'Russell is trailblazing an enticing new path called coevolutionary history ... As for canine history, the subjects of Greyhound Nation, in their astonishing variety, pure and impure, rough and smooth, can take their place in a thriving field ...' Peter Coates, The Times Literary Supplement '... an excellent introduction to an understanding of evolutionary and co-evolutionary history and to the use of evolutionary thinking as a methodology for historical analysis. ... The book is a major contribution not only to the field of animal history but also to environmental, technological, legal, economic, sporting, and social history. It demonstrates that following the story of one group of animals can reveal a rich interdisciplinary picture of historical change and the development of modern society.' Ann Norton Greene, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History


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Edmund Russell is Professor of History at Boston University, where he focuses his research on environmental history, the history of technology, US history, and biology. He is the author of Evolutionary History: Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth (Cambridge, 2011) and co-editor of the Cambridge Studies in Environment and History series.

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