Where the Wild Things Are Now

Molly Mullin is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Albion College, USA. Rebecca Cassidy is Lecturer in Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK.

• Introduction: Domestication Reconsidered, Rebecca Cassidy, Goldsmiths College, University of London1. The Domestication of Anthropology, Nerissa Russell, Cornell University, USA2. Animal Interface: The Generosity of Domestication, Nigel Clark, Open University3. Selection and the Unforeseen Consequences of Domestication, Helen Leach, University of Otago, New Zealand4. Agriculture or Architecture? The Beginnings of Domestication, Peter J. Wilson, formerly University of Otago, New Zealand5. Monkey and Human Interconnections: The Wild, the Captive, and the In-Between, Agustin Fuentes, University of Notre Dame6. "An Experiment on a Gigantic Scale": Darwin and the Domestication of Pigeons, Gillian Feeley-Harnik, University of Michigan, USA7. The Metaphor of Domestication in Genetics, Karen Rader, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA8. Domestication "Downunder": Atlantic Salmon Farming in Tasmania, Marianne Lien, University of Oslo, Norway9. Putting the Lion out at Night: Domestication and the Taming of the Wild, Yuka Suzuki, Bard College, USA10. Of Rice, Mammals, and Men: The Politics of "Wild" and "Domesticated" Species in Vietnam, Pamela D. McElwee, Arizona State University, USA11. Feeding the Animals, Molly H. Mullin, Albion College, USA

"The book contains some heavy anthropological debates, but it is also a fascinating read. - Animal WelfareAn attractive collection, especially for teaching that goes a long way to redress the misleading impact of some ingrained and outdated notions associated with domestication...It includes some individually strong essays and a useful synthesis - The Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteTimely and stimulating ... a much-needed overview of current domesticatory questions ... Anyone researching or teaching ecological anthropology will find something of interest here. - Social Anthropology"