Animals, Disease and Human Society: Human-animal Relations and the Rise of Veterinary Medicine

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Joanna Swabe

Animals, Disease and Human Society

Human-animal Relations and the Rise of Veterinary Medicine

Joanna Swabe

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Routledge
01 October 1998

Sociology & anthropology; Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics

Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

In recent years, the issue of animal disease has seldom been out of the headlines. The emergence of BSE and

the threat of food-bourne infections such as E-coli and salmonella have focused public attention on the impact of animal disease upon human society. However, the problem of animal

disease is far from new. Animals, Disease and Human Society

explores the history and nature of our dependency upon 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. All those interested in human-animal relationships or in public health issues will find Animals, Disease and Human Society a thought-provoking and rewarding work.

By: Joanna Swabe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No.2
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780415181938
ISBN 10: 0415181933
Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 01 October 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanna Swabe is the EU Director for Humane Society International (HSI).

Reviews for Animals, Disease and Human Society: Human-animal Relations and the Rise of Veterinary Medicine

'Joanna Swabe's book is one of the first works to examine human-animal relations from a historical and social perspective for some years ... an astoundingly broad work.' - Richard Hankins, University of Liverpool'