Rabbit / Victoria Dickenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickenson, Victoria, author.

Series:

Animal (Reaktion Books)

Animal Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabbits.

European rabbit.

Rabbits--History.

Rabbits--Social aspects.

Rabbits in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 Volca

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 8, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780232164

1-78023-216-0

OCLC:

892244631