Claim Now Equestrian Cultures: Horses, Human Society, And The Discourse Of Modernity Written By Kristen Guest Readily Available As PDF

much as dogs, cats, or any domestic animal, horses exemplify the vast range of humananimal interactions, Horses have long been deployed to help with a variety of human activitiesfrom racing and riding to police work, farming, warfare, and therapyand have figured heavily in the history of natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
Most accounts of the equinehuman relationship, however, fail to address the last few centuries of Western history, focusing instead on preinteractions.
Equestrian Cultures fills in the gap, telling the story of how prominently horses continue to figure in our lives, up to the present day.


Kristen Guest and Monica Mattfeld place the modern period front and center in this collection, illuminating the largely untold story of how the horse has responded to the accelerated pace of modernity.
The books contributors explore equine cultures across the globe, drawing from numerous interdisciplinary sources to show how horses have unexpectedly influenced such distinctively modern fields as photography, anthropology, and feminist theory.
Equestrian Cultures boldly steps forward to redefine our view of the most recent developments in

our long history of equine partnership and sets the course for future examinations of this stillstrong bond.

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