| Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies Contributor(s): Marvin, Garry (Editor), McHugh, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415521408 ISBN-13: 9780415521406 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $308.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General |
| Dewey: 590 |
| LCCN: 2013034762 |
| Series: Routledge International Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.55 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Human-animal studies is an academic field that has grown exponentially over the past decade. It explores the whys, hows, and whats of human-animal relations: why animals are represented and configured in different ways in human cultures and societies around the world; how they are imagined, experienced, and given significance; what these relationships might signify about being human; and what about these relationships might be improved for the sake of the individuals as well as the communities concerned. The Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies presents a collection of original essays from artists and scholars who have established themselves internationally on the basis of specific and significant new contributions to human-animal studies. This international, interdisciplinary handbook will be of interest to students and scholars of human-animal studies, sociology, anthropology, biology, environmental studies, geography, cultural studies, history, philosophy, media studies, gender studies, literature, psychology, ethology, and visual studies. |