Engaging with animals : interpretations of a shared existence / edited by Georgette Leah Burns and Mandy Paterson.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Animal publics.
Other Authors: Burns, Georgette Leah (Editor)
Paterson, Mandy (Editor)
Language:English
Published: The University Of Sydney, N.S.W. : Sydney University Press, [2014]
Series:Animal publics.
Subjects:
Animals and civilization.
Human-animal relationships.
Human-animal communication.
Physical Description:xiv, 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Anthropomorphism and animals in the Anthropocene / Georgette Leah Burns
  • Ethical issues within human-alloprimate interactive zones / Nicholas Malone and Ally Palmer
  • Of rats, good science and openings to relatedness / Simone Dennis
  • Blurred boundaries : humans, animals and sex / Sandra Burr
  • Encounters with Antarctic animals in ABC's Catalyst / Sophie Fern, Kate Nash and Elizabeth Leane
  • The donkey and Mr. Simpson : remembering the donkey in the Anzac legend / Jill Bough
  • Howling, haunting and the symbolic dingo / Amanda Stuart
  • Animal approximations : depicting cryptic species / Anne Taylor
  • Linguistic anthropomorphism : Timbuktu, The whistler, and The white bone / Sally Borrell
  • TNR (trap-neuter-return) : is it a solution for the management of feral cats in Australia? / Mandy Paterson
  • Animal farming in Australia : consumer awareness, concern and action / Sally Healy
  • A utilitarian argument against animal exploitation / Clare McCausland
  • Emotions in animals / Nicky McGrath and Clive Phillips.