Where the wild things are now : domestication reconsidered / edited by Rebecca Cassidy and Molly Mullin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cassidy, Rebecca.

Mullin, Molly H., 1960-

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

Series:

Wenner-Gren international series.

Wenner-Gren international symposium series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestication--Congresses.

Domestic animals--Congresses.

Plants, Cultivated--Congresses.

Human-animal relationships--Congresses.

Human-plant relationships--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Domestication has often seemed a matter of the distant past, a series of distinct events involving humans and other species that took place long ago. Today, as genetic manipulation continues to break new barriers in scientific and medical research, we appear to be entering an age of biological control. Are we also writing a new chapter in the history of domestication? Where the Wild Things Are Now explores the relevance of domestication for anthropologists and scholars in related fields who are concerned with understanding ongoing change in processes affecting humans as well as other species. From the pet food industry and its critics to salmon farming in Tasmania, the protection of endangered species in Vietnam and the pigeon fanciers who influenced Darwin, Where the Wild Things Are Now provides an urgently needed re-examination of the concept of domestication against the shifting background of relationships between humans, animals and plants.

Contents:

The domestication of anthropology / Nerissa Russell

Animal interface: the generosity of domestication / Nigel Clark

Selection and the unforeseen consequences of domestication / Helen M. Leach

Agriculture or architecture? The beginnings of domestication / Peter J. Wilson

Monkey and human interconnections: the wild, the captive, and the in-between / Agustin Fuentes

"An experiment on a gigantic scale": Darwin and the domestication of pigeons / Gillian Feeley-Harnik

The metaphor of domestication in genetics / Karen Rader

Domestication "downunder": Atlantic salmon farming in Tasmania / Marianne Lien

Putting the lion out at night: domestication and the taming of the wild / Yuka Suzuki

Of rice, mammals, and men: the politics of "wild" and "domesticated" species in Vietnam / Pamela D. McElwee

Feeding the animals / Molly H. Mullin.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Oxford: Berg, 2007.

Introduction: Domestication Reconsidered, Rebecca Cassidy, Goldsmiths College, University of London1. The Domestication of Anthropology, Nerissa Russell, Cornell University, USA2. Animal Interface: The Generosity of Domestication, Nigel Clark, Open University3. Selection and the Unforeseen Consequences of Domestication, Helen Leach, University of Otago, New Zealand4. Agriculture or Architecture? The Beginnings of Domestication, Peter J. Wilson, formerly University of Otago, New Zealand5. Monkey and Human Interconnections: The Wild, the Captive, and the In-Between, Agustin Fuentes, University of Notre Dame6. "An Experiment on a Gigantic Scale": Darwin and the Domestication of Pigeons, Gillian Feeley-Harnik, University of Michigan, USA7. The Metaphor of Domestication in Genetics, Karen Rader, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA8. Domestication "Downunder": Atlantic Salmon Farming in Tasmania, Marianne Lien, University of Oslo, Norway9. Putting the Lion out at Night: Domestication and the Taming of the Wild, Yuka Suzuki, Bard College, USA10. Of Rice, Mammals, and Men: The Politics of "Wild" and "Domesticated" Species in Vietnam, Pamela D. McElwee, Arizona State University, USA11. Feeding the Animals, Molly H. Mullin, Albion College, USA.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612473630

9781003087373

100308737X

9781000189889

1000189880

9781000183252

1000183254

9781474215954

1474215955

9781282473638

1282473638

9781847883322

184788332X

OCLC:

560526595