Picturing the Beast: Animals, Identity and Representation (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Picturing the Beast From Mickey Mouse to the teddy bear, from the Republican elephant to the use of jackass as an all-purpose insult, images of animals play a central role in politics, entertainment, and social interactions. The author examines how such images - sometimes affectionate, sometimes derogatory, always distorting - affect how real animals are perceived.
Full description- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Published: 16 October 2001
- Format: Paperback 280 pages
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- Categories: Animals & Society | Folklore, Myths & Legends | Natural History
- ISBN 13: 9780252070303 ISBN 10: 0252070305
- Sales rank: 564,676
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