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First holistic introductory text in the field of animal studies Addresses complex scholarly questions in accessible and jargon-free writing, making the book appropriate for both experts and new students Discusses both practical and theoretical aspects of humans' relationship to other animals' lives and realitiesHuman culture values some nonhumans but not others, while human culture as a whole is engaged with an incredibly diverse range of living beings. Animal studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that incorporates scholarship from public policy, sociology, religion, politics, philosophy, and many other fields. In essence, it seeks to understand how humans study and conceive of other-than-human animals, and how these conceptions have changed over time, across cultures, and among various scholarly modes of inquiry. This interdisciplinary introduction to the field boldly and creatively foregrounds the realities of nonhuman animals, as well as the imaginative and ethical faculties that humans must engage to consider our intersection with living beings outside of our species. The field requires both learning and unlearning to develop forms of critical thinking that are scientifically informed and ethically sensitive. This book is a frank assessment of the ways human-centered approaches undermine the core values of the scientific tradition, robust education, and human compassion. Further, it argues that the breadth and depth of thinking and the humility needed to grasp the human-nonhuman intersection has the potential to expand the dualism that currently divides the sciences and humanities.As the first holistic survey of the field, Animal Studies is essential reading for any student of human-animal relationships, and for all people who care about the role nonhuman animals play in our society. Readership: Scholars and students of animal studies or animal-related courses in public policy, law, sociology, religion, politics, philosophy, history, literature, biology, geography, anthropology; general public interested in animals, animal-human relationshipsIntroductionChapter 1. Opening Doors: Four General Issues, Four Basic TasksChapter 2. Through Open Doors: The Challenges of History, Culture and EducationChapter 3. Science, Politics and Other AnimalsChapter 4. Early Twenty-First Century Animal Studies: Three Cutting EdgesChapter 5. Animals in the Creative ArtsChapter 6. Animals in PhilosophyChapter 7. Comparative Studies: Legal Systems, Religions and CulturesChapter 8. Animals and Modern Social RealitiesChapter 9. The Special Roles of Anthropology, Archeology and GeographyChapter 10. Telling the Larger StoryChapter 11. Marginalized Humans and Other AnimalsChapter 12. The Question of Leadership: Getting Beyond Pioneers and Leaders to Individual ChoicesChapter 13. The Future of Animal StudiesConclusion