Animal People : Moral Subjects in the Work of Animal Protection (Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge)

Reed, Adam

Cornell University Press（2025/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 277 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781501779640
• DDC分類 179.309411

Full Description

Animal People introduces readers to the professionalized world of animal protection from the perspective of those who consider themselves to be "moderate" activists. Adam Reed explores the interrelationships between moral cause and organizational culture, including the ways in which expert roles such as investigator and lobbyist inform the practice and outlook of animal protection. This book examines not only connections between forms of professionalism and everyday advocacy but also how those working to improve the welfare of animals can come to possess an expertise in public or mainstream ethics.

Reed explores these issues through the example of a Scottish-based animal protection organization. Animal People makes a distinctive contribution to anthropological debate and discussion relating to human and nonhuman animal interactions, activism, and the attributions and imperatives of moral action.

Contents

Prologue
1. Animal People, as a Story in the Anthropology of Ethics
2. Dogs in the Office
3. Engaging the Mainstream
4. The Ethical Choice
5. A Brief Note on the Totem of Personality
6. Disciplines of Investigation
7. Evil People (and the Bonds of Rescue)
8. Being Moderate in a World of Interests
9. Moral Subjects