02741nam 2200661 450 991080772630332120230126212342.01-78023-216-0(CKB)3710000000250290(EBL)1803089(SSID)ssj0001375046(PQKBManifestationID)11813025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001375046(PQKBWorkID)11327126(PQKB)10584448(MiAaPQ)EBC1803089(Au-PeEL)EBL1803089(CaPaEBR)ebr10945333(CaONFJC)MIL649542(OCoLC)892244631(EXLCZ)99371000000025029020141008h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRabbit /Victoria DickensonLondon :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (218 p.)Animal SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-18278-7 1-78023-181-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Rabbit; Imprint Page; Contents; 1. A Natural History; 2. The Natural and Unnatural History of the European Rabbit; 3. The 'Useful' Rabbit; 4. Rabbit in Mind; 5. Rabbits and Us; 6. The Twenty-First-Century Rabbit Paradox; A Few Rabbit Poems; Timeline; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index From Benjamin Bunny to Peter Cottontail, the Velveteen Rabbit to the Flopsy Bunnies, the Rabbit of Caerbannog to Bugs Bunny and Roger Rabbit, the winsome long-eared animal is a permanent fixture of our childhoods. We know rabbits for their place in our stories, myths, and legends, and also for how they helped us learn to tie our shoes. In this richly illustrated book, Victoria Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history of the most familiar of the lagomorphs. Tracing the history of the species, Dickenson brings to life the giant extinct rabbits of Minorca and the tiny endangered VolcaAnimal (Reaktion Books)RabbitsEuropean rabbitRabbitsHistoryRabbitsSocial aspectsRabbits in artRabbits.European rabbit.RabbitsHistory.RabbitsSocial aspects.Rabbits in art.599.32Dickenson Victoria1170873MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807726303321Rabbit4100395UNINA