Biographies of Companionship: Living with Bovines in Tamil Country /

This book weaves together little moments of companionship-a human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bull's tail, a cow kicking a human, a calf's nose being roped, humans, bulls, and cows walking toget...

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Main Author: Soundararaj, Vignesh (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: Human-Animal Studies ; 32.
Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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Call Number: PZ7.S588

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Summary:This book weaves together little moments of companionship-a human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bull's tail, a cow kicking a human, a calf's nose being roped, humans, bulls, and cows walking together. These moments narrate the biography of companionship between humans and bovines.
Physical Description:1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004760752