{"product_id":"9781785704260","title":"Dogs and People in Social, Working, Economic or Symbolic Interaction","description":"This, the final title to be published from the sessions of the  2002 ICAZ conference,  focuses on the role of man's best friend.  As worker or companion, the dog has enjoyed a unique relationship  with its human master, and the depth and variety of the papers in  this fascinating collection is a testament to the interest that  this symbiotic arrangement holds for many scholars working in  archaeology today. The book covers an eclectic range of subjects,  such as considering dogs as animals of sacrifice and  animal components of ancient and modern religious ritual and  practice;      \u003cbr\u003e dogs as human companions subject to loving care, visual\/symbolic     \u003cbr\u003e representation, deliberate or accidental breed manipulation; as      \u003cbr\u003e working dogs; and finally as co-inhabitors of uman dwelling paces    \u003cbr\u003e and co-consumers of human food resources. While many of the          \u003cbr\u003e papers in this volume have a predominant focus, they also            \u003cbr\u003e demonstate that the relationships between humans and dogs are        \u003cbr\u003e rarely , if ever singular or simple. Instead these relationships     \u003cbr\u003e are complex, often combining the practical, the ideological and      \u003cbr\u003e the symbolic.","brand":"Oxbow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181227000048,"sku":"9781785704260","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785704260_p0.jpg?v=1763728542","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785704260","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}