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Pit bull : the battle over an American icon / Bronwen Dickey

By: Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780307961761
  • 0307961761
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.755/9 23
LOC classification:
  • SF429.P58 D53 2016
Contents:
Pariah dogs -- The keep -- In the blood -- America's dog -- Dogs of character -- Tooth and claw -- A fear is born -- The sleep of reason -- The phantom menace -- Known unknowns -- Looking where the light is -- "Don't believe the hype" -- Training the dog -- Different is dead -- For life
Summary: "...Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs."--Publisher
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks SF429 .P58 D53 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001386563

"This is a Borzoi book"--Verso of title page

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-313) and index

Pariah dogs -- The keep -- In the blood -- America's dog -- Dogs of character -- Tooth and claw -- A fear is born -- The sleep of reason -- The phantom menace -- Known unknowns -- Looking where the light is -- "Don't believe the hype" -- Training the dog -- Different is dead -- For life

"...Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs."--Publisher

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