{"product_id":"9780861543533","title":"The Longest Story: How humans have loved, hated and misunderstood otherspecies","description":"Author: Girling, Richard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780861543533\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lucid, informed and persuasive' Evening Standard\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking' Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinary book' Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer\u003cbr\u003eThe history of humanity's relationship with other species is baffling.\u003cbr\u003eWithout animals there would be no us. We are all fellow travellers on the same evolutionary journey. By charting the love   hate story of people and animals, from their first acquaintance in deep prehistory to the present and beyond, Richard Girling reveals how and where our attitudes towards animals began     and how they have persisted, been warped and become magnified ever since.\u003cbr\u003eIn dazzling prose, The Longest Story tells of the cumulative influence of theologians, writers, artists, warriors, philosophers, farmers, activists and scientists across the centuries, now locking us into debates on farming, extinction, animal rights, pets, experiments and religion.\u003cbr\u003e'Essential reading' Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming and author of Farmageddon","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631854276766,"sku":"UBD-9780861543533","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780861543533.jpg?v=1774310320","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780861543533","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}