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Free Market Dogs : The Human-Canine Bond in Post-Communist Poland /

What has changed in the last twenty-five years in the relationship of Poles with their dogs? How have the free market and capitalism influenced Poland and the human-canine bond there? Are dogs "property," "friends," or "members of the family" in post-communist Poland? F...

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Otros Autores: Włodarczyk, Justyna (Editor ), Prȩgowski, Michał Piotr, 1978- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Four Paws of the Third Republic of Poland: A Timeline
  • 1. Researching the Human-Canine Relationship in Democratic Poland
  • 2. Toward Mutual Understanding, Respect, and Trust: On Past and Present Dog Training in Poland
  • 3. Canine Performance Sports in Poland: Another Look at the Dog Training Revolution
  • 4. Dog-Assisted Therapy and Activities in Contemporary Poland
  • 5. Representations of Dogs in Recent Polish Memoirs and Novels
  • 6. The Future and the Moment of Animal Suffering in Space: Representations of Laika in Polish Contemporary Art
  • 7. Pet Cemeteries in Poland and Beyond: Their Histories, Meanings, and Symbolism
  • Contributors
  • Index.