Author: Jan Fook
Publisher: Spinifex Press
ISBN: 9781876756475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Includes stories and poems about horses, and a few donkeys, by women from Australia and overseas.

Author: J. Edward de Steiguer
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816547408
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 291

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When the Spanish explorers brought horses to North America, the horses were, in a sense, returning home. Beginning with their origins fifty million years ago, the wild horse has been traced from North America through Asia to the plains of Spain’s Andalusia and then back across the Atlantic to the ranges of the American West. When given the chance, these horses simply took up residence in the landscape that their ancestors had roamed so long ago. In Wild Horses of the West, J. Edward de Steiguer provides an entertaining and well-researched look at one of the most controversial animal welfare issues of our time—the protection of free-roaming horses on the West’s public lands. This is the first book in decades to include the entire story of these magnificent animals, from their evolution and biology to their historical integration into conquistador, Native American, and cowboy cultures. And the story isn’t over. De Steiguer goes on to address the modern issues— ecology, conservation, and land management—surrounding wild horses in the West today. Featuring stunning color photographs of wild horses, this extremely thorough and engaging blend of history, science, and politics will appeal to students of the American West, conservation activists, and anyone interested in the beauty and power of these striking animals.

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Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 1456

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Author: Miriam Adelman
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319558862
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275

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This edited volume demonstrates the broader socio-cultural context for individual human-horse relations and equestrian practices by documenting the international value of equines; socially, culturally, as subjects of academic study and as drivers of public policy. It broadens our understanding of the importance of horses to humans by providing case studies from an unprecedented diversity of cultures. The volume is grounded in the contention that the changing status of equines reveals - and moves us to reflect on - important material and symbolic societal transformations ushered in by (post)modernity which affect local and global contexts alike. Through a detailed consideration of the social relations and cultural dimensions of equestrian practices across several continents, this volume provides readers with an understanding of the ways in which interactions with horses provide global connectivity with localized identities, and vice versa. It further discusses new frontiers in the research on and practice of equestrianism, framed against global megatrends and local micro-trends.

Author: Delos Initiative. Workshop
Publisher: World Conservation Union
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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The Delos Initiative focuses on the sacred natural sites in developed countries throughout the world. Its main purpose is to help in maintaining both the sanctity and the biodiversity of these sites, through the understanding of the complex relationship between spiritual/cultural and natural values.

Author: Michelin Travel Publications (Firm)
Publisher: Michelin Éditions
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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This addition to the Michelin Green Guide series provides travellers with a comprehensive guide to the cultural and natural highlights of Andalusia.

Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Category : Andalusia (Spain)
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Author: British Museum. Department of Manuscripts
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Category : Manuscripts
Languages : es
Pages : 840

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Category : Philology
Languages : en
Pages : 526

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