Animals and society : an introduction to human-animal studies / Margo DeMello.

Author/creator DeMello, Margo
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxiv, 470 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Human-animal studies. Coming to animal studies / by Susan McHugh -- Animal-human borders -- The social construction of animals. The joy of chickens / by Annie Potts -- Animals "in the wild" and in human societies. The colonial animal / by Walter Putnam -- The domestication of animals. Coming to animals / by Molly Mullin -- Display, performance, and sport. Working from within : an ethnographer in human-animal worlds / by Garry Marvin -- The making and consumption of meat -- The pet animal. Helping people, helping pets : working with VET SOS / by Cheryl Joseph -- Animals and science -- Animal-assisted activities. The healing gift of animals : animal-assisted therapy / by Cynthia Kay Chandler -- Working with animals. Working with people who work with animals / by Clinton Sanders -- Violence to animals. AniCare : treating animal abuse / by Kenneth Shapiro -- Human oppression and animal suffering. Connecting the dots : legitimating oppressions / by David Nibert -- Animals in human thought. Animals and the creative arts / by Carol Gigliotti -- Animals in religion and folklore. What do animals and religion have to do with each other? / by Laura Hobgood-Oster -- Animals in literature and film. Literary animal encounters / by Philip Armstrong -- Animal behavior studies and ethology. Doing and saying in play between dogs and people / by Robert W. Mitchell -- The moral status of animals. The morality of awareness / by Kathie Jenni -- The animal protection movement -- The future of the human-animal relationship.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012013347
ISBN9780231152945 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231152949 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231152952 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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ISBN9780231526760 (ebook)
ISBN0231526768 (ebook)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QL85 .D48 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold