Animals and Human Society: Changing Perspectives

by Manning,Aubrey

• ISBN13: 9780415091558
• ISBN10: 0415091551
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-03-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Why do animals provoke such strong and contradictory emotions in people? Do our western attitudes have anything in common with those of other cultures and societies? As modern society begins to re/examine its relationship with animals, as well as the larger global environment, the idea of small, utopian minorities as the only ones concerned with issues of animal welfare and environmental protections has begun to be replaced. Vast numbers of articulate supporters, from Hollywood stars to powerful political figures are now at the forefront of these fights. Animals, both wild and domestic--spotted owls, alley cats, lab rats, and vanishing other species--are the most visible issue in the debates. Animals and Societybrings together a broad range of contributions from those distinguished in the field. The book explores the importance of of animals in socety from social, historical and cross-cultural perspectives.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
From Trust to Domination	p. 1
Notes	p. 20
The Unnatural World	p. 23
Animals in the Ancient World	p. 36
Animals in Medieval Perceptions	p. 59
Cruelty and Kindness to the 'Brute Creation'	p. 81
References	p. 101
Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain	p. 106
Pets and the Development of Positive Attitudes to Animals	p. 127
Managing Emotions in an Animal Shelter	p. 145
References	p. 165
Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviour toward Wildlife among the Industrial Superpowers	p. 166
References	p. 185
Bridge-Building at Last	p. 188
References	p. 194
Index	p. 195
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