© Columbia University Press
Hunters, Herders, and Hamburgers: The Past and Future of Human-Animal Relationships
Paper, 264 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13077-6
$22.50
/ £15.50
October, 2005
Cloth, 264 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13076-9
$70.00
/ £48.50
"His book presents a provocative look at human-animal relations that offers a heady but highly readable mix of anthropology...environmentalism and philosophy." — Publishers Weekly
"A precisely researched, logically presented, and candidly intriguing apologia for humankind's inconsistent relationship with animals." — Booklist
"Bulliet has an impressive knowledge of archaeozoology and the history of human relationships with animals." — Juliet Clutton-Brock, Times Literary Supplement
"Bulliet's writing is irreverent seasoned with humor, and sprinkled with pop references that draw in nonscholarly readers." — Scott Carlson, Utne
"This provocative thesis is arresting in its originality." — Glynis Ridley, Washington Post
"You may never look at a pet, or a burger, in quite the same way again." — Mark Thompson, Ecologist
"The book is notable for many stimulating and original ideas." — Linda Wiener, Science Books & Films
"This is an original, well-written and fascinating work, a riveting read." — Barbara Noske, Anthropological Forum
"This book is a welcome addition to the literature... We need more such works." — Edmund Russell, Technology and Culture
"Why is American culture so saturated with images of sex, gore, and violence? If you think you know the answer, think again: Richard Bulliet has an explanation that will astonish and enthrall you. Informed by an impressive knowledge of many cultures, imaginatively daring, and original, his book carries the reader through an account of the human relation to animals over thousands of years of history. A remarkable, eye-opening achievement." — William Leach, Columbia University
"A work of great erudition and stunning scope, Bulliet's study takes readers on a journey through time and space they will not forget. You may never look at your cat (or for that matter, your hamburger) in the same way again." — Gregory Pflugfelder, Columbia University, coeditor of JAPANimals: History and Culture in Japan's Animal Life
"A highly original, thought-provoking, irreverent, and entertaining perspective on the past, present, and future of human relations with other animal species. No other writer has gone so far in contemplating the widespread effects on human societies of our 'postdomestic' separation from the living sources of the animal products we continue to use." — Richard Foltz, Concordia University,
author of Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Cultures
"Hunters, Herders, and Hamburgers is a brilliant exposition of
human-animal relationships through time and across different cultures. It is
necessary reading for anyone who seeks understanding of the origins of the
current, confusing array of attitudes and ethical approaches to animals, from
pragmatic uses to animal liberation movements. Bulliet has identified the emergence of a major shift in human identity relative to other creatures and employs his broad knowledge of the past to speculate far into the future of the human-non-human relationship. " — Mary C. Pearl, president, Wildlife Trust