From property to family : American dog rescue and the discourse of compassion / Andrei S. Markovits, University of Michigan and Katherine N. Crosby, University of South Carolina.
Markovits, Andrei S.; Crosby, Katherine N.
2014
HV4708 .M356 2014 (Mapit)
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Title From property to family : American dog rescue and the discourse of compassion / Andrei S. Markovits, University of Michigan and Katherine N. Crosby, University of South Carolina.
Author Markovits, Andrei S.
ISBN 9780472072460 hardcover alkaline paper
0472072463 hardcover alkaline paper
9780472052462 paperback alkaline paper
0472052462 paperback alkaline paper
Published Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
Language English
Description xiii, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number HV4708 .M356 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 179/.3
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Crosby, Katherine N.
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What is breed rescue?
The overwhelming predominance of women in the world of dog rescue: the state of Michigan as a representative case study enhanced by relevant interview data from rescuers elsewhere
The topography of breed specific dog registrations from 1960 to 2009: an important contextual framework for rescue
The history of golden retriever rescue as a case study of breed specific rescue
Regionalism in the breed rescue world
Rescue groups and external relationships
Communication, networking, and sustenance
The golden labrador retriever comparison
The unique case of greyhound rescue
Changing discourse of compassion within breed specific rescue in the United States: "good" breeds versus "bad" breeds: the case of pit bulls
Appendixes: A. Data from our survey of Michigan rescues
B. Breed specific canine rescue survey
C. Interview questionnaire
D. Interview subjects.

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