A cultural history of animals in the modern age / Randy Malamud (ed).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malamud, Randy, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals and civilization.

Human-animal relationships--History.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 242 pages)

Edition:

English ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Berg, 2007.

Summary:

"Human culture is now more dangerous to nonhuman animals than ever before. The destruction of natural habitats and the killing of animals for food, science, medicine or trophy--sometimes to the point of extinction--is the stuff of newspaper headlines. We live in a time when the idea of an animal's habitat has almost become irrelevant, except as a historical curiosity, yet also in a time when the public and philosophical acknowledgement of animal rights and environmental ethics is on the rise. Animals are enmeshed in human culture simply because people are so interested in them. Animals remain central to our sense of the natural world. Our pets are often seen as our closest companions through life. At the same time, the last century has seen the use of animals in scientific experimentation and the major changes in industrial-scale animal farming. Never has the relationship between human and non-human animals been more hotly contested."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction: Famous animals in modern culture

Beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

ISBN:

9781350049543 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.