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9781590560440

Stories Rabbits Tell : A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature

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  • ISBN13:

    9781590560440

  • ISBN10:

    1590560442

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-11-01
  • Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Pr

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A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature

Table of Contents

FOREWORD xiii
INTRODUCTION xvii
Part One PESTS, PETS AND PROFITS
The History of the Domestic Rabbit
1(128)
1. "THE MOST GRACEFUL CUNICULI"
The Wild Rabbit
5(74)
2. "TO SKIP AND GAMBOL LIKE A FAWN"
The Public Life of Rabbits
79(50)
Part Two WITCHES, WHORES AND TRICKSTERS
Rabbits as Cultural Icons
129(96)
3. "LIKE A GHOSTIE O'ER THE FIELD"
The Rabbit in Ancient Belief
131(38)
4. "TRIX ARE FOR KIDS!"
The Rabbit as Contemporary Icon
169(56)
Part Three HOPPING DOLLARS
Rabbits as Revenue
225(102)
5. "WHY NOT RABBIT FOR DINNER?"
The Rabbit Meat Industry
229(36)
6. "ERMINE FROM YOUR OWN BACKYARD!"
The Rabbit Fur Industry
265(14)
7. "40 SMOKING RABBITS"
The Vivisection Industry
279(26)
8. HOW MUCH IS THAT RABBIT IN THE WINDOW?
The Pet Rabbit Industry
305(22)
CONCLUSION 327(25)
INDEX 352

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