Animals and war : studies of Europe and North America / editor, Ryan Hediger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hediger, Ryan.

Series:

Human-Animal Studies 15.

Human-animal studies ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--War use.

Animals.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Animals and War is the first collection of essays to explore its important, yet neglected, topic. Scholars from sociology, history, anthropology, and literary and cultural studies investigate the presence of animals in human wars. The essays analyze a wide range of phenomena, including the new militarization of bees, zoo animals during war, war dogs, Finish horses in World War II, Canadian war literature, and the effort to memorialize nonhuman war animals. Although animals are often forced to participate in human wars, their presence also signals human vulnerability and dependence. Several chapters demonstrate that in the frequently horrible circumstances of war, powerful sympathies nonetheless flourish between humans and animals. Animals and War thus exposes the often paradoxical contours of human-animal relationships.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Ryan Hediger

Animals and War: Introduction / Ryan Hediger

Bees, Border and Bombs: A Social Account of Theorizing and Weaponizing Bees / Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut

Zoo Animals and Modern War: Captive Casualties, Patriotic Citizens, and Good Soldiers / John M. Kinder

Canine Soldiers, Mascots, and Stray Dogs in U.S. Wars: Ethical Considerations / Janet M. Alger and Steven F. Alger

The Best Friend of the Murderers: Guard Dogs and the Nazi Holocaust / Robert Tindol

Finnish Narratives of the Horse in World War II / Riitta-Marja Leinonen

Nuclear War, Radioactive Rats, and the Ecology of Exterminism / Brian Lindseth

Recognizing and Resisting Animal Subjectivity in Timothy Findley’s The Wars / Paul Huebener

Jackie the Lucky Raven: Myth, Commerce, and Their Historical Foundations / Boria Sax

Wars of Images and Representations: Contested Meanings and Narratives Surrounding Animal Advocacy / Brian M. Lowe

Animals and War Memorials: Different Approaches to Commemorating the Human-Animal Relationship / Hilda Kean

Index / Ryan Hediger.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85447-3

90-04-24174-4

OCLC:

821180617

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004241749 DOI