Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5459 g
Situating Human-Animal Engagement within Cultures
Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5459 g
ISBN: 978-1-137-59571-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword – Robert W. Mitchell
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction – Michal Piotr Pregowski
Part I: Conceptualizing our Relationships with Animals
1. Companion Animals and Nuisance Species: Adventures in the Exotic, the Wild, the Illegal and Cross-Cultural Comfort Zones – Sara Waller
2. Anthrozoology in the Netherlands: Connecting Science and Practice – Jannes Eshuis, Marie-José Enders-Slegers, Theo Verheggen
3. Bringing the Beast Back In: The Rehabilitation of Pet Keeping in Soviet Russia – Amy Nelson
Part 2: Taking the Plunge: Adopting a Companion Animal, Traditional and Otherwise
4. Perceptions of Personality: How What We See Influences Our Perceptions about and Behavior toward Companion Animals – Miranda K. Workman
5. “A Cat-sized Hole in my Heart”: Public Perceptions of Companion Animal Adoption in the United States of America – Jennifer Sinski
6. Rabbits Multiplying Like Rabbits: The Rise in the Worldwide Popularity of Rabbits as Pets – Margo DeMello
Part 3: To Eat or to Love?
7. An Appetite for Dogs: Consuming and Loving Them in Vietnam – Anthony L. Podberscek
8. Human-Canine Relationships in China – Scott Hurley
9. Attitudes to Dogs in Taiwan: A Case Study – James Serpell, Yuying Hsu
Part 4: Companion Animals as Political Fallout
10. Semi-Stray Dogs and Graduated Humanness: The Political Encounters of Dogs and Humans in Mexico - Iván Sandoval-Cervantes
11. Polarized Opinions and Shared Goals: Feral Cat Management in an Academic Community in Kentucky – Rosanne Lorden
12. Strong Bonds: Companion Animals in Post-Tsunami Japan – Ross Mouer, Hazuki Kajiwara
Part 5: The Difference Language Makes
13. “I am a dog”: Orhan Pamuk and the Mongrelization of Fiction – Jeanne Dubino
14. Human Names as Companion Animal Names in Poland – Michal Piotr Pregowski
15. Awareness Can Change a Society: The Link between Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence in the Netherlands – Marie-José Enders-Slegers, Theo Verheggen, Jannes Eshuis
Part 6: Companion Animals and Leisure
16. Chats, Cats and a Cup of Tea. A Sociological Analysis of the Neko Café Phenomenon in Japan - Noriko Niijima
17. Canine Disc: America’s Best Export Product to Poland – Justyna Wlodarczyk
List of Contributors
Index