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situating human-animal engagement within cultures
xxvii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Introduction -- Companion animals and nuisance species : adventures in the exotic, the wild, the illegal, and cross-cultural comfort zones -- Anthrozoology in the Netherlands : connecting science and practice -- Bringing the beast back in : the rehabilitation of pet keeping in Soviet Russia -- Perceptions of personality : how what we see influences our perceptions about and behavior toward companion animals -- "A cat-sized hole in my heart" : public perceptions of companion animal adoption in the USA -- Rabbits multiplying like rabbits : the rise in the worldwide popularity of rabbits as pets -- An appetite for dogs : consuming and loving them in Vietnam -- Human-canine relationships in China -- Attitudes to dogs in Taiwan : a case study -- Semi-stray dogs and graduated humanness : the political encounters of dogs and humans in Mexico -- Polarized opinions and shared goals : feral cat management in an academic community in Kentucky -- Strong bonds : companion animals in post-tsunami Japan -- "I am a dog" : Orhan Pamuk and the mongrelization of fiction -- Human names as companion animal names in Poland -- Awareness can change a society : the link between animal abuse and domestic violence in the Netherlands -- Chats, cats and a cup of tea : a sociological analysis of the neko café phenomenon in Japan -- Canine disc : America's best export product to Poland.
Includes bibliographical references and index.