Images of animals : anthropomorphism and animal mind / Eileen Crist.

Author/creator Crist, Eileen, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAnimals, culture, and society
Animals, culture, and society. ^A379660
Contents Introduction: the significance of language in portraying animals -- Darwin's anthropomorphism -- Lifeworld and subjectivity: naturalists' portraits of animals -- The ethological constitution of animals as natural objects -- Genes and their animals: the language of sociobiology -- Words as icons: comparative images of courtship -- Unraveling the distinction between action and behavior.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index.
LCCN 98019425
ISBN1566396565 (cl)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QL751 .C8824 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold