With Dogs at the Edge of Life
In this original and provocative book, Colin Dayan tackles head-on the inexhaustible world, at once tender and fierce, of dogs and humans. We follow the tracks of dogs in the bayous of Louisiana, the streets of Istanbul, and the humane societies of the United States, and in the memories and myths...
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In this original and provocative book, Colin Dayan tackles head-on the inexhaustible world, at once tender and fierce, of dogs and humans. We follow the tracks of dogs in the bayous of Louisiana, the streets of Istanbul, and the humane societies of the United States, and in the memories and myths of the humans who love them. Dayan reorients our ethical and political assump
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780231540742
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
This book has a little trouble hanging together. The first section is an exploration of her relationship with her dogs and their relationships with each other. I didn't know anything about the author before this book, so maybe those more familiar with her will make more sense of this. It is memoi...