Animals at work : identity, politics and culture in work with animals / by Lindsay Hamilton, Nik Taylor.
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TextSeries: Human-animal studies ; v. 16.Publisher: Leiden : Brill, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 195 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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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