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Animal welfare in China : culture, politics and crisis / by Peter J. Li.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Li, Peter J., author.
- Series:
- Animal publics (Series)
- Animal Publics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal welfare--China.
- Animal welfare.
- Animal welfare--Law and legislation--China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 371 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- University of Sydney, N.S.W., Australia : Sydney University Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file EPUB 2.7MB
- Biography/History:
- Dr. Li received his bachelor of arts degrees in English and foreign service in China. He graduated from Syracuse University with a Master's degree in International Relations. In 2000, he completed his doctoral study at Northern Arizona University with a Ph.D. degree in Comparative Politics. Since 2002, Dr. Li has been teaching at the University of Houston-Downtown. His areas of specialty include China's domestic and foreign policies, China's environmental & wildlife policy, political and social transformation under conditions of economic modernization. He also consults international animal welfare organizations.
- Contents:
- Animals in contemporary China
- Animal cruelty in contemporary China : is culture to blame?
- Human-animal relations in Chinese history
- China's "civil war" over dogs
- Wildlife as a resource : the controversy of bear farming
- Animal agriculture
- Protection or utilisation : revisiting the wildlife protection law
- China's animal protection NGOs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Li, Peter J. Animal welfare in China.
- ISBN:
- 9781743324714
- 1743324715
- 9781743327449
- 1743327447
- 9781743324721
- 1743324723
- Publisher Number:
- 99993257063
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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