Displaying Death and Animating Life: Human-Animal Relations in Art, Science, and Everyday Life Tapa blanda - 2016

University of Chicago Press. Paperback. Faint reading crease to spine else crisp and clean condition. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2016.

University of Chicago Press. Paperback. Like New. 8x6x0.

University of Chicago Press, 2016-08-18. Paperback. Very Good. Looks barely used, almost like new condition. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback / softback. New. The number of ways in which humans interact with animals is almost incalculable. From beloved household pets to the steak on our dinner tables, the fur in our closets to the Babar books on our shelves, taxidermy exhibits to local zoos, humans have complex, deep, and dependent relationships with the animals in our ecosystems. In Displaying Death and Animating Life, Jane C. Desmond puts those human-animal relationships under a multidisciplinary lens, focusing on the less obvious, and revealing the individualities and subjectivities of the real animals in our everyday lives. Desmond, a pioneer in the field of animal studies, builds the book on a number of case studies. She conducts research on-site at major museums, taxidermy conventions, pet cemeteries, and even at a professional conference for writers of obituaries. She goes behind the scenes at zoos, wildlife clinics, and meetings of pet cemetery professionals. We journey with her as she meets Kanzi, the bonobo artist, and… Leer más

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2016. Paperback. New. 333 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.