{"product_id":"critical-terms-for-animal-studies-lori-gruen-9780226355429","title":"Critical Terms for Animal Studies","description":"Animal Studies is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field devoted to examining, understanding, and critically evaluating the complex relationships between humans and \u003cbr\u003e other animals. Scholarship in Animal Studies draws on a variety of methodologies to explore these multi-faceted relationships in order to help us understand the ways in which other animals figure in our lives and we in theirs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together the work of a group of internationally distinguished scholars, the contribution in \u003ci\u003eCritical Terms for Animal Studies\u003c\/i\u003e offers distinct voices and diverse perspectives, exploring significant concepts and asking important questions. How do we take non-human animals seriously, not simply as metaphors for human endeavors, but as subjects themselves? What do we mean by \u003ci\u003eanthropocentrism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecaptivity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eempathy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003esanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003evulnerability\u003c\/i\u003e, and what work do these and other critical terms do in Animal Studies? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sure to become an indispensable reference for the field, \u003ci\u003eCritical Terms for Animal Studies\u003c\/i\u003e not only provides a framework for thinking about animals as subjects of their own experiences, but also serves as a touchstone to help us think differently about our conceptions of what it means to be human, and the impact human activities have on the more than human world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lori Gruen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022635542X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226355429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"Lori Gruen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992896012543,"sku":"9780226355429","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aae26aa8-68f9-4b04-bb00-092f4b20d51d.jpg?v=1683321406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-terms-for-animal-studies-lori-gruen-9780226355429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}