Animals at work : identity, politics and culture in work with animals

Animals at work : identity, politics and culture in work with animals / by Lindsay Hamilton, Nik Taylor.

Animals at Work considers the ways in which humans make meaning from their interactions with non-humans in a range of organizations. This is done through ethnographic research in a range of workplaces, from farms and slaughter-houses to rescue shelters and veterinary practices.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Lindsay, 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Series:Human-animal studies ; v. 16.
Subjects:
Human-animal relationships.
NATURE > Animals > General.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Human-animal relationships
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; To the Reader; Part One Understanding Human-Animal Interactions; Chapter One Humans and Other Animals; Chapter Two Why Work with Animals?; Part Two Boundaries, Partitions and Distinctions; Chapter Three Farm Animal, Vets and the Transformation of 'Muck'; Chapter Four Slaughter Workers and the Making of Meat; Part Three Getting Close to Animals; Chapter Five Shelter Workers and the Construction of 'Animal Personhood'; Chapter Six Wildlife Presenters, Performance and the Animal 'Actor'; Chapter Seven Small Animal Vets and the Crafting of Intimacy.
  • Part Four ReflectionsChapter Eight Ethnography and Animals; Bibliography; Index.

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