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Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet »
Authors: Tami L. Harbolt
ISBN-13: 9781557535450, ISBN-10: 1557535450
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Date Published: August 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Tami L. Harbolt
Tami L. Harbolt earned a master's degree in folk lore from Western Kentucky University and completed her graduate work at the University of New Mexico in American studies.
Book Synopsis
Drawing from her five years working in animal shelters, Harbolt presents a cultural ethnography, a memoir, and a series of essays regarding the experience of rejected pets in a typical American urban environment. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Ch. 1 | Camille's Story | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | The Cultural Construction of the American Pet | 25 |
| Ch. 3 | Animal Welfare in Albuquerque: 1947-Present | 41 |
| Ch. 4 | "This One Mattered to Me ..." | 73 |
| Ch. 5 | Bridging the Bond | 103 |
| Notes | 141 | |
| References | 143 | |
| Index | 151 |
Subjects
Home & Garden
Pets Pets - General & Miscellaneous
Pets Pets - General & Miscellaneous Animal shelters
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Science & Nature Nature Animals - Maintenance, Rescue & Rehabilitation
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