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

Author
Hamilton, Lindsay, 1976-
Published
Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Copyright Date
©2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 195 pages) : illustrations
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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. and Part Four ReflectionsChapter Eight Ethnography and Animals; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
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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ISBN
9789004249332 (electronic bk.)
9004249338 (electronic bk.)
9004235825 (paperback)
9789004235823 (paperback)
Note
Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 15, 2013).
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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