Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships [Four Volumes] [4 Volumes]: A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals [Hardcover]

Janette Nystrom (Author), Marc Bekoff (Editor)

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Hardcover: 1632 pages
Publisher: Greenwood; 1 edition (September 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0313334870
ISBN-13: 978-0313334870
Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 19.8 x 13.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 4.3 Kg

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"With 349 essays by world authorities, this work is a major work by any standards. Despite its complex organisation, the "Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships" will be a useful resource for libraries that support animal-related and, indeed, human-related studies. It should be a quarry for animal-related articles for many years to come." -

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Renowned animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff and 300 experts from around the globe provide more than 450 essays discussing such topics as animals and ecology; animals as food; animals in research and in education; animals providing assistance; and the influence of animals in art, religion and philosophy, literature, music, dance, and entertainment. Entries range in length from 500 to more than 5,000 words, and each includes recommended resources. The topics include: Animal welfare; Art and animals; Biomimicry (imitating animals) in engineering and architectural designs; Birdsong and human speech; Communication among animals and humans; Companion animals and the importance of pets; Disaster assistance and animals; Diseases (avian flu, hantavirus, AIDS, and others); Domestication of animals; Elephant and human conflict; Factory farming; Global warming, environmental change, and animals; Hunting of and by animals; Language research in Great Apes; Native Americans and animals; Religion and animals; Research using animals; Urban wildlife; and, Zoos. In addition, there are entries on particular animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits, mice and rats, dolphins, foxes, bees, fish, bats, elephants, penguins, bears, cows, pigs, horses, hyenas, prairie dogs, monkeys, whales, reptiles, snakes, ravens, worms, and more.

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Amazon.com: 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The subject matter and scope are unparalleled., Dec 4 2007

By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships [Four Volumes] [4 Volumes]: A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals (Hardcover)

Editor Marc Beckoff is Professor of Biology at the University of Colorado, and has written numerous books on animal rights and welfare. This set is no limited regional offering but assumes a global perspective in surveying human connections with animals, with sections offering topics as diverse as analysis of animal assistance to humans to issues of ethics, animal treatment and welfare, and habitat challenges around the world. Both wild and domesticated animals are presented, with numerous sidebars of information, charts, and bibliographic references providing information key to any college-level collection strong in animal welfare, ecology and natural history, or veterinary management. The subject matter and scope are unparalleled.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EDITOR DID EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO, I DISAGREE WITH REVIEWER ONE. THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT VEGANISM, Aug 31 2008

By LovesBirds "Wild Animal" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships [Four Volumes] [4 Volumes]: A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals (Hardcover)

I BELIEVE MARC BEKOFF DID A SUPERB JOB BRINGING TOGETHER ONLY THOSE TOPICS THAT ULTIMATELY ILLUSTRATED OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH NON HUMAN ANIMALS. REVIEWER ONE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECTIONS ON ANIMALS AS FOOD. THIS MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING TOPIC FOR DR. BEKOFF'S NEXT ENCYCLOPEDIA, FOR I BELIEVE THE MAN NEVER SLEEPS. BUT THIS WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE ABOUT EATING ANIMALS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER A WIDE WIDE VARIETY OF CONNECTIONS TO ANIMALS IN DIFFERENT AREAS, FROM DOMESTIC, TO WILDLIFE. AS ALWAYS, DR. BEKOFF HAS NOTHING TO PROVE, AND IT IS CLEAR HE WANTED THE WORK TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO HIGH SCHOOL AND FRESHMEN STUDENTS. YOU WILL FIND VERY LITTLE JARON HERE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS SET WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS A HUGE STEP TOWARDS BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC TO THOSE IN HIGH SCHOOL WHO NEVER THINK ABOUT SENTIENT BEINGS OTHER THAN THEMSELVES. I BELIEVE EVERY SCHOOL LIBRARY SHOULD HAVE THIS. I CAN ALSO SEE THIS AS A PRIMER FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GO INTO A CAREER DEALING WITH ANIMAL STUDIES. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF THOSE WHO WORK WITH ANIMALS, A FANTASTIC RESOURCE!!

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but not that great, May 28 2008

By Lloyd Chittenden - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships [Four Volumes] [4 Volumes]: A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals (Hardcover)

The fawning review of this item in Choice makes me wonder if I need to start taking their reviews with a grain of salt. It doesn't look that great to me. It seems very inconsistent and incomplete. For example, the section on animals as food has three articles about eating of dogs and cats in Asia, an article on eating insects, one on bushmeat, and one on veganism. These are a variety of hot-button issues, and probably will be interesting to many people, but it is not the complete overview of the topic of animals as food that I expect from something calling itself an encyclopedia.
A great deal of the information is not completely cited. There are frequent references in the text to works that are not mentioned in the Further Resources sections.
I think this work tries to bite off more than it can chew and ends up with only sporadic coverage of many issues while going off into some very odd areas like superhero animals in the media and animal telepathy.
It's good, but not highly recommended for all levels. I'd recommend it for libraries that are supporting a relevant program, or have a lot of money to blow.

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