Title Animals and society : an introduction to human-animal studies

Edition Second edition Published New York : Columbia University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Contents Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Constructing Animals: Animal Categories -- 1. Human-Animal Studies -- 2. Animal-Human Borders -- 3. The Social Construction of Animals -- Part II: Using Animals: Human-Animal Economies -- 4. Animals "in the Wild" and in Human Societies -- 5. The Domestication of Animals -- 6. Display, Performance, and Sport -- 7. The Making and Consumption of Meat -- 8. The Pet Animal -- 9. Animals and Science -- 10. Animal-Assisted Activities -- Part III: Attitudes Toward Animals -- 11. Working with Animals -- 12. Violence to Animals 13. Human Oppression and Animal Suffering -- Part IV: Imagining Animals: Animals in Human Thought -- 14. Animals in Symbol and Art -- 15. Animals in Religion and Folklore -- 16. Animals in Literature and Film -- Part V: Knowing and Relating to Animals: Animal Behavior and Animal Ethics -- 17. Animal Behavior Studies and Ethology -- 18. The Moral Status of Animals -- 19. The Animal Protection Movement -- 20. The Future of the Human-Animal Relationship -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Human-animal studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the spaces that animals occupy in human social and cultural worlds. Margo DeMello provides a broad overview of this rapidly growing field. This second edition is fully updated and expanded throughout, enhancing the book's relevance for student and activist readers alike Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Animals and civilization -- History Human-animal relationships -- History Human-animal relationships. NATURE / Animal Rights. Animals and civilization Human-animal relationships Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0231551045 9780231551045

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