I want to be sincere for cats!Let's think about the future of the symbiosis of people and cats -Masayuki Masayuki "The modern modern cat -until the ghost cat becomes a family" book review

"Contemporary modern cats -until the ghost cat becomes a family" (Yoshikawa Kobunkan)

◆ Healing from the hated being -digging into the relationship between cats and people -A cat that is the healing of the owner and supporting the heart.However, the fact that the cat has gained his current position is very recent, "the author of the author of" Cat Walking Modern Cat -Ghost Cat becomes a family "(Kobunkan Yoshikawa).Professor of Waseda University Literature Science.This book is a historical book over the relationship between a full -fledged cat and a person, and delves into a thorough "cat's perspective" from the front and back of the Meiji Restoration to the Taisho, Showa, postwar reconstruction, and the high growth period to the present age.Professor Shinobe who loves unrivaled cats.The reason for writing was a strong resistance to spreading the incorrect view of Japanese people who have loved cats for a long time."Humans have had a lot of hardships to cats so far.Cats have been hated for many years as "garbled" and "tan"."The traditions of ghost cats have been around since the Heian period, and the words" cat again "appeared in Kaneyoshi's" Kazukusa ". In the Edo period, it became actively played in Kabuki, and the ghost cat tradition was strong.I can now believe it. "Cats frequently appear in Ukiyo -e in the Edo period, and it is said that there was a cat boom, but "The work is limited to Kuniyoshi Utagawa and its gate. It is an example of a modern cat lover."I point out.The focus of such cats was at the end of the Meiji era, where the pest became very popular.A German scholar Roberto Koch, who is prestigious in infection, suggested that cats are efficient to remove rats that transmit bacteria, and they have encouraged the Japanese government to breed cats, but soon strong.A mouse extermination was released, and the cat's significance of the cat was not allowed to penetrate society.In the days when there was no concept of animal welfare, cats were extremely low, and were often treated violently, such as being used for shamisen skin.On the other hand, the heartwarming is the episode of the Meiji Bungo."Futabei Shiki is a true favorite cat family representing the modern modern era of Japan. While many people appreciate the appearance and the ability of rat catching, the view of animals that respects cats as one life and can be used in modern times.Evaluate as "owner.In the latter half of the Heisei era, the administration's slaughter began to decrease, and the quality of cat life was improved.More and more cats that can complete the natural life in a safe place have increased.However, Professor Mabe says, "Indoor breeding eliminates the freedom to go out and has a side of the same coin. Don't forget to take responsibility for the happiness of the cat and reflect on it."What can we do for cats?Through historical facts, it is a book that makes you want to think deeply about the future of human and cat coexistence.[Writer] Yuka Katano (Yuka Kata) Non -fiction writer 1966 was born in Tokyo.In 2005, he won the 12th Shogakukan Non -Fiction Grand Prize for "Pogo King Hiraiwa Yoneyoshi Den".Author of "Pochi no Himitsu" (Shueisha Bunko), "Kitasato University Veterinary School Inuwar!(Poplar), "Hatena in the Kimono Country" (Shueisha), "Heisei Dog Baka Editorial Department" (Shueisha), "Ryunosuke -sensei, run!-Multilies, including the Kumamoto Earthquake, who saved people and pets.[Book Information] "Modern Cat Walking Cat Walking Cat until the Ghost Cat becomes a family" Author: Masayuki Makabe / Publisher: Hirobunkan Yoshikawa / Release date: May 26, 2021 / ISBN: 4642083987 Yamaguchi Shimbun 2021Published on September 3rd

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