{"product_id":"animal-erica-fudge-9781861891341","title":"Animal","description":"From the pet that we live with and care for, to news items such as animal cloning, and the use of various creatures in film, television and advertising, animals are a constant presence in our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely overview of the many ways in which we live with animals, and assesses many of the paradoxes of our relationships with them: for example, why is the pet that sits by the dinner table never for eating? Examining novels such as \u003ci\u003eCharlotte's Web\u003c\/i\u003e, films such as \u003ci\u003eOld Yeller\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBabe\u003c\/i\u003e, science and advertising, fashion and philosophy, \u003ci\u003eAnimal\u003c\/i\u003e also evaluates the ways in which we think about animals and challenges a number of the assumptions we hold. Why is it, for example, that animals are such a constant presence in children's literature? And what does it mean to wear fake fur? Is fake fur an ethical avoidance of animal suffering, or merely a sanitized version of the unacceptable use of animals as clothing? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeither evangelical nor proselytizing, \u003ci\u003eAnimal\u003c\/i\u003e invites the reader to think beyond the boundaries of a subject that has a direct effect on our day-to-day lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erica Fudge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861891342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861891341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 6.84w x 0.54d","brand":"Erica Fudge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939041378559,"sku":"9781861891341","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f0f78bdb-38c6-477c-8c89-9791524239e3.jpg?v=1681439147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/animal-erica-fudge-9781861891341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}