Animals at work : Identity, politics and culture in work with animals.
Title:
Animals at work : Identity, politics and culture in work with animals.
Author:
Hamilton, Lindsay.
ISBN:
9789004249332
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (210 pages)
Series:
Human-Animal Studies ; v.16
Human-Animal Studies
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- To the Reader -- Part One Understanding Human-Animal Interactions -- Chapter One Humans and Other Animals -- Chapter Two Why Work with Animals? -- Part Two Boundaries, Partitions and Distinctions -- Chapter Three Farm Animal, Vets and the Transformation of 'Muck' -- Chapter Four Slaughter Workers and the Making of Meat -- Part Three Getting Close to Animals -- Chapter Five Shelter Workers and the Construction of 'Animal Personhood' -- Chapter Six Wildlife Presenters, Performance and the Animal 'Actor' -- Chapter Seven Small Animal Vets and the Crafting of Intimacy -- Part Four Reflections -- Chapter Eight Ethnography and Animals -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Animals at Work considers the ways in which humans make meaning from their interactions with non-humans in a range of organizations. This is done through ethnographic research in a range of workplaces, from farms and slaughter-houses to rescue shelters and veterinary practices.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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