Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- 'Good to Think with'; Chapter 3 -- From Modernity to Postmodernity; Chapter 4 -- The Zoological Gaze; Chapter 5 -- Pets and Modern Culture; Chapter 6 -- Naturalizing Sports; Chapter 7 -- Animals and the Agricultural Industry; Chapter 8 -- Animal Foodways; Chapter 9 -- Animal Rites; References; Index
Summary
Animals and Modern Culture investigates the dramatic transformation of relationships between humans and animals in the 20th century. The book, focusing on social change and animals, is concerned with how humans relate to animals and how this has changed and why
