Research Handbook on Animals and Society

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This multidisciplinary book provides an overview of past, current and emerging research in human–animal studies. International experts explore this dynamic and expanding field in ways that challenge established thought about the interactions between nonhuman animals and human societies.Chapters discuss the ‘animal turn’, in which disciplines that have traditionally ignored, or not seriously considered nonhuman animals, have begun to consider the ‘animal question’. The contributing authors examine how societies have thought about animals and our connection to them over time. They address the different ways in which nonhuman animals have interacted with human society, including as food, in products, as pets, as workers, as entertainers and as targets of wildlife management concern. The Research Handbook on Animals and Society emphasises that the consideration, treatment and welfare of animals is a crucial and fast-developing social justice issue.This is an essential resource for students and academics across the social sciences interested in human–animal studies and social justice. It is also a beneficial guide to research on animals and society for activists and practitioners involved in animal rights.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-10
Mått169 x 244 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781035300082

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ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION1 Introduction: animals and society (human–animal studies) and theResearch Handbook on Animals and Society 2Angela G. Mertig2 Animals in academia 13Angela G. Mertig, Sophia Mae Roberts, Lillian Reid, Briana Grove,Emme Akers and Meghan PittengerPART II EVOLUTIONARY AND (PRE) HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS3 Humans as animals 51Maria Botero4 Animals and humans in the paleolithic 66Shumon T. Hussain5 Domestication: a turning point in the history of human–animalrelationships 90Nerissa Russell6 Animals in (Western) historical thinking 107Thomas AielloPART III THINKING ABOUT ANIMALS7 Animals as symbols 126Ann-Sofie Lönngren8 Anthropomorphism: the challenge of representing animals 141Jenny R. Vermilya9 Philosophy and animals 153Matthew Calarco10 Public opinion and attitudes toward animals 170Angela G. MertigPART IV ANIMAL ROLES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY11 Animals as products I: consuming animals as food 201Annie Potts and Eilish Espiner12 Animals as products II: rethinking the consumption of animals in fashionand non-food products – tracing the evolution of a social phenomenon 220Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne and Naomi Bailey-Cooper13 Animals as pets 242Leslie Irvine14 Animals at work I: becoming familiar with the nonhuman organizationalstranger 259Linda Tallberg and Lindsay Hamilton15 Animals at work II: recognizing workers across species 275Tiamat Warda16 Animals in tourism and entertainment 292Jordan R. McNeillie and David A. Fennell17 Managing wild and liminal animals: perspectives from differentdisciplines 313Susan Boonman-Berson and Tanja M. StrakaPART V SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND ACTIVISM18 Animals in green criminology 332Amy Fitzgerald, Jennifer Halliday, Bridget Nicholls and Alex Painter19 Towards a vegan standpoint: the epistemological and methodologicalrepercussions of The Animatrix 351Matthew Melsa, Kate Stewart and Lynda Korimboccus20 Social movements regarding animals 367Elizabeth Cherry

‘Mertig’s new Handbook sets out to provide an overview of the field as it exists today and offers professors an invaluable new teaching resource, with its easy-to-follow structure and up-to-date material. This book, unlike many, also ends with a section on activism, making clear the ongoing connection between the field and the broader animal protection movement. I highly recommend this book, especially for those teaching undergraduate classes in HAS.’