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Author Swabe, Joanna, 1969-

Title Animals, disease and human society : human-animal relations and the rise of veterinary medicine / Joanna Swabe
Published London : Taylor & Francis, 1999

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies in science, technology and society ; 2
Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ; 2
Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Domestication, dependency and disease; Animals, disease and human social life: from ancient times to the early modern period; The unfolding veterinary regime; The intensification of livestock production and the veterinary regime during the twentieth century; Pandering to pets: pet-keeping and the emergence of small-animal practice; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary This book dicusses our relationship with other animals and the rise of veterinary medicine, posing important questions about the increasing intensification of animal use for both animal and human health
Notes Originally published in print: London: Routledge, 1999
Subject Veterinary medicine -- History
Domestic animals -- Social aspects -- History
Human-animal relationships -- History
Zoonoses -- History
Domestic animals -- Social aspects.
Human-animal relationships.
Veterinary medicine.
Zoonoses.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 020302897X
9780203028971
1280336994
9781280336997