Picturing the Beast

Picturing the Beast
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0252070305
ISBN-13 : 9780252070303
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Download or read book Picturing the Beast written by Steve Baker and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how human beings use animals and images of animals to define themselves--and how those depictions interfere with our abilities to understand the true nature of animals.


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