A Cultural History of Animals in the Modern Age by Randy Malamud - 9781847888228

A Cultural History of Animals in the Modern AgeAuthor(s): Randy Malamud\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Berg Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781847888228, 978-1847888228\nSynopsis\nA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 \n\nHuman culture is now more dangerous to non-human animals than ever before. The destruction of natural habitats and the killing of animals for food, science, medicine or trophy - sometimes to the point of extinction - is the stuff of newspaper headlines. We live in a time when the idea of an animal's habitat has almost become irrelevant, except as a historical curiosity, yet also in a time when the public and philosophical acknowledgement of animal rights and environmental ethics is on the rise. \n\nAnimals are enmeshed in human culture simply because people are so interested in them. Animals remain central to our sense of the natural world. Our pets are often seen as our closest companions through life. At the same time,.