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Animals and human society : changing perspectives / edited by Aubrey Manning and James Serpell.

Contributor(s): Manning, Aubrey | Serpell, James, 1952-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Routledge, 1994Description: xii, 199 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0415091551.Subject(s): Human-animal relationships -- Congresses | Animals -- Social aspects -- CongressesDDC classification: 304.2
Contents:
From trust to domination: an alternative history of human-animal relations / Tim Ingold -- The unnatural world: behavioural aspects of humans and animals in the process of domestication / Juliet Clutton-Brock -- Animals in the ancient world / Calvin W. Schwabe -- Animals in medieval perceptions: the image of the ubiquitous other / Esther Cohen -- Cruelty and kindness to the 'brute creation': stability and change in the ethics of the man - animal relationship, 1600-1850 / Andreas-Holger Maehle -- Animals in nineteenth-century Britain: complicated attitudes and competing categories / Harriet Ritvo -- Pets and the development of positive attitudes to animals / James Serpell and Elizabeth Paul -- Managing emotions in an animal shelter / Arnold Arluke -- Attitudes, knowledge and behaviour toward wildlife among the industrial superpowers: the United States, Japan and Germany / Stephen R. Kellert -- Bridge-building at last / Mary Midgley.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 304.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00015928
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Modern society is beginning to re-examine its whole relationship with animals and the natural world. Until recently issues such as animal welfare and environmental protection were considered the domain of small, idealistic minorities. Now, these issues attract vast numbers of articulate supporters who collectively exercise considerable political muscle. Animals, both wild and domestic, form the primary focus of concern in this often acrimonious debate. Yet why do animals evoke such strong and contradictory emotions in people - and do our western attitudes have anything in common with those of other societies and cultures? Bringing together a range of contributions from distinguished experts in the field, Animals and Society explores the importance of animals in society from social, historical and cross-cultural perspectives.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From trust to domination: an alternative history of human-animal relations / Tim Ingold -- The unnatural world: behavioural aspects of humans and animals in the process of domestication / Juliet Clutton-Brock -- Animals in the ancient world / Calvin W. Schwabe -- Animals in medieval perceptions: the image of the ubiquitous other / Esther Cohen -- Cruelty and kindness to the 'brute creation': stability and change in the ethics of the man - animal relationship, 1600-1850 / Andreas-Holger Maehle -- Animals in nineteenth-century Britain: complicated attitudes and competing categories / Harriet Ritvo -- Pets and the development of positive attitudes to animals / James Serpell and Elizabeth Paul -- Managing emotions in an animal shelter / Arnold Arluke -- Attitudes, knowledge and behaviour toward wildlife among the industrial superpowers: the United States, Japan and Germany / Stephen R. Kellert -- Bridge-building at last / Mary Midgley.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. xi)
  • 1 From Trust to Domination (p. 1)
  • Notes (p. 20)
  • 2 The Unnatural World (p. 23)
  • 3 Animals in the Ancient World (p. 36)
  • 4 Animals in Medieval Perceptions (p. 59)
  • 5 Cruelty and Kindness to the 'Brute Creation' (p. 81)
  • References (p. 101)
  • 6 Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain (p. 106)
  • 7 Pets and the Development of Positive Attitudes to Animals (p. 127)
  • 8 Managing Emotions in an Animal Shelter (p. 145)
  • References (p. 165)
  • 9 Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviour toward Wildlife among the Industrial Superpowers (p. 166)
  • References (p. 185)
  • 10 Bridge-Building at Last (p. 188)
  • References (p. 194)
  • Index (p. 195)

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