{"product_id":"elephant-trails-9781421442594","title":"Elephant Trails","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy have elephantsand our preconceptions about thembeen central to so much of human thought?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom prehistoric cave drawings in Europe and ancient rock art in Africa and India to burning pyres of confiscated tusks, our thoughts about elephants tell a story of human history. In \u003ci\u003eElephant Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, Nigel Rothfels argues that, over millennia, we have made elephants into both monsters and miracles as ways to understand them but also as ways to understand ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a broad range of sources, including municipal documents, zoo records, museum collections, and encounters with people who have lived with elephants, Rothfels seeks out the origins of our contemporary ideas about an animal that has been central to so much of human thought. He explains how notions that have been associated with elephants for centuriesthat they are exceptionally wise, deeply emotional, and have a special understanding of death; that they never forget, are beloved of the gods, and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Rothfels] captures the ache and cruelty of colonization and enslavement; it is, at times, a gruesome read but a sobering one. This book will appeal to those fascinated by the mythology and legacy of elephants, as well as animal lovers who fight for the liberation of all living creatures.\u003cbr\u003e—Jen Cox, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Blind Men's Elephants\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. First among Monsters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Afraid of Mice \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. A Serpent for a Hand\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The Most Friendly Creature\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: A Descendant of Mastodons\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Last of Its Kind\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Trails of History\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eFor Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408144212311,"sku":"9781421442594","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elephant-trails-9781421442594","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}