Animals, Disease and Human Society - Human-animal relations and the rise of veterinary medicine (Hardcover)

This book explores the history and nature of our dependency on other animals and the implications of this for human and animal health. Writing from an historical and sociological perspective, Joanna Swabe's work discusses such issues as:
* animal domestication
* the consequences of human exploitation of other animals, including links between human and animal disease
* the rise of a veterinary regime, designed to protect humans and animals alike
* implications of intensive farming practices, pet-keeping and recent biotechnological developments.
This account spans a period of some ten thousand years, and raises important questions about the increasing intensification of animal use for both animal and human health.

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eBook available with sample pages: 020302897X

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
Release date:	October 1998
First published:	1999
Authors:	Joanna Swabe
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-18193-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics > General
LSN:	0-415-18193-3
Barcode:	9780415181938

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