In the years since publication of the first edition of this book, the field of HAS has exploded.
There are now more courses offered at more colleges and universities than ever before …

Animal Alterity uses readings of science fiction texts to explore the centrality of animals for
our ways of thinking about human. It argues that the academic field of animal studies and the …

From caged orangutans to roasted pig, from dog training to horse phobias, from
communicating bees to ruminating cows, over the course of an introduction and four …

In this provocative book, Nicholas Daly tracks the cultural effects of the population explosion
of the nineteenth century, the'demographic transition'to the modern world. As the crowded …

The relationship between humans and domestic animals has changed in dramatic ways
over the ages, and those transitions have had profound consequences for all parties …

Local food initiatives are steadily becoming a part of contemporary cities around the world
and can take on many forms. While some of these initiatives are concerned with providing …

Humans have been adorning and modifying the human body for thousands of years, and
most likely, since humans became human. People in cultures everywhere have endeavored …

A Mocidade Portuguesa Feminina, instituição criada em 1937 pelo Estado Novo, com o
objectivo de inculcar nas crianças e nos jovens os ideais defendidos pelo regime, teve …

How did a thirteenth-century Italian friar become one of the best-loved saints in America?
Around the nation today, St. Francis of Assisi is embraced as the patron saint of animals …

Somehow, in the course of the dream, I learned that I had become a surrogate for my dog,
Annie, who was spayed. A friend suggested that my dream reflected a sense of guilt over …