In the Company of Animals A Study of Human-Animal Relationships

Name: In the Company of Animals A Study of Human-Animal Relationships
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ISBN: 9780521577793

ISBN-10: 0521577799

ISBN-13: 9780521577793

Edition: 2nd 1996 (Revised)

Authors: James Serpell

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When we elevate pets to the status of social companions, we undermine the distinction between human and non-human. Through an exploration of pet-keeping across history and between cultures, this study reassesses our relationships with animals.

Book details

List price: $27.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/13/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 316
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.54" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




A Paradox



Of pigs and pets



The Case Against Pets



Substitutes for people



Instruments of follie



Pets in tribal societies



A cuckoo in the nest



An Alternative View



Pets as panacea



Health and friendship



Four-legged friends



Exploitation and Sympathy: A Conflict of Interests



The myth of human supremacy



Killer with a conscience



Licensed to kill



The fall from grace