Free market dogs : the human-canine bond in post-communist Poland /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Prȩgowski, Michał Piotr, 1978- (Editor), Włodarczyk, Justyna (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2016]
Series:New directions in the human-animal bond.
Subjects:
Dogs > Effect of human beings on > Poland.
Chiens > Effets de l'homme sur > Pologne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Poland
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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