Valuing Animals
Veterinarians and Their Patients in Modern America
Over the course of the twentieth century, the relationship between Americans and their domestic animals has changed dramatically. In the 1890s, pets were a luxury, horses were the primary mode of transport, and nearly half of all Americans lived or worked on farms. Today, the pet industry is a multibillion-dollar-a-year business, keeping horses has become an expensive hobby, and consumers buy milk and meat in pristine supermarkets. Veterinarians have been very much a part of these changes in human-animal relationships. Indeed, the development of their profession -- from horse doctor to medical scientist -- provides an important perspective on…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8018-7129-0
- EAN: 9780801871290
- Produktnummer: 1757098
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 232 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.9 cm 476 g
- Abbildungen: 5 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 476
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
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