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Companion Animals in Everyday Life: Situating Human-Animal Engagement within Cultures
Michal Piotr Pregowski
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Description for Companion Animals in Everyday Life: Situating Human-Animal Engagement within Cultures
Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
This book is an interdisciplinary collection shedding light on human-animal relationships and interactions around the world. The book offers a predominantly empirical look at social and cultural practices related to companion animals in Mexico, Poland, the Netherlands, Japan, China and Taiwan, Vietnam, USA, and Turkey among others. It focuses on how dogs, cats, rabbits and members of other species are perceived and treated in various cultures, highlighting commonalities and differences between them.
This book is an interdisciplinary collection shedding light on human-animal relationships and interactions around the world. The book offers a predominantly empirical look at social and cultural practices related to companion animals in Mexico, Poland, the Netherlands, Japan, China and Taiwan, Vietnam, USA, and Turkey among others. It focuses on how dogs, cats, rabbits and members of other species are perceived and treated in various cultures, highlighting commonalities and differences between them.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
578g
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137595713
SKU
V9781137595713
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Ref
99-15
About Michal Piotr Pregowski
Michal Piotr Pregowski is Assistant Professor at the Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. He is a sociologist and a Fulbright alumnus whose research projects include social construction of dogs in the contemporary West, especially their naming and training, as well as social practices of commemorating companion animals. Pregowski's recent books include Pies tez czlowiek? Relacje psow i ludzi we wspolczesnej ... Read more
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