| Description |
xi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Based on papers from a conference held at Downing College, Cambridge in 1996 as well as invited ones. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Anthony L. Podberscek, Elizabeth S. Paul and James A. Serpell -- The social significance of pet-keeping among Amazonian Indians / Philippe Erikson -- Motivations for pet-keeping in ancient Greece and Rome : a preliminary survey / Liliane Bodson -- Hunting and attachment to dogs in the pre-modern period / Sophia Menache -- Children, 'insects' and play in Japan / Erick L. Laurent -- The horse bar mitzvah : a celebratory exploration of the human-animal bond / Norine Dresser -- Creatures of the unconscious : companion animals as mediators / James A. Serpell. |
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Companion animals and human health : physical and cardiovascular influences / Erika Friedmann, Sue A. Thomas and Timothy J. Eddy -- Personality research on pets and their owners : conceptual issues and review / Anthony L. Podberscek and Samuel D. Gosling -- Love of pets and love of people / Elizabeth S. Paul -- The influence of current relationships upon pet animal acquisition / Rachael M. Harker, Glyn M. Collis and June McNicholas -- Pets in the network of family relationships : an empirical study / Sheila Bonas, June McNicholas and Glyn M. Collis. |
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The meaning of companion animals : qualitative analysis of the life histories of elderly cat and dog owners / Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers -- Human-cat interactions : relatonships with, and breed differences between, non-pedigree, Persian and Siamese cats / Dennis C. Turner -- Secondary victimization in companion animal abuse : the owner's perspective / Arnold Arluke -- Veterinary dilemmas : ambiguity and ambivalence in human-animal interaction / Joanna Swabe -- Rethinking bestiality : towards a concept of interspecies sexual assault / Piers Beirne. |
| Subject |
Pets -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Pet owners -- Congresses.
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Human-animal relationships -- Congresses.
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Animals, Domestic -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Podberscek, Anthony L. (Anthony Louis), 1963-
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Paul, Elizabeth S. (Elizabeth Shaun), 1964-
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Serpell, James, 1952-
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| ISBN |
0521631130 hb. |
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