The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492 Peter Crisp Islam and the Social World

Islam and the Social World

Latin America has seen the populist scenario played to an unfortunate end

A rich resource for preachers

ASIN: 1482419793

The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492 Peter Crisp Islam and the Social WorldA dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world. When the men and women of the island of Guanahani first made contact with Christopher Columbus and his crew on October 12, 1492, the cultural differences between the two groups were vaster than the oceans that had separated them. There is perhaps no better demonstration than the divide in their