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Book SynopsisThis volume offers both an insight into the current state of research on domestic animals in leisure and a lens through which to begin to chart the future of research in this field. All of the contributions to the collection are underpinned by ongoing debates about human-animal relationships and the rights and welfare of the latter.Table of Contents1. Defining Domesticated Animals And Exploring Their Uses By And Relationships With Humans Within The Leisure Experience; Neil Carr PART I: DOGS 2. In Search Of 'Dog': Fictional Media Constructions Of Dogs In The Leisure Environment; Neil Carr 3. Dogs And Companion/Performance Sport: Unique Social Worlds, Serious Leisure Enthusiasts, And Solid Human-Canine Partnerships; Wendy Hultsman 4. At The Nexus: Serious Leisure, Civic Engagement And Animal Welfare And Wellbeing; Janette Young 5. 'It's [Not] All About The Dogs': Volunteers And Pet Rescue; Diane M. Samdahl 6. The Greyhound: A Story Of Fashion, Finances, And Animal Rights; Neil Carr 7. The Potential Of Place Meanings For Negotiating Difference Among Birdwatchers And Dog Walkers At A Multiple-Use Urban Forest; Taryn M. Graham, Troy D. Glover & Bryan S.R. Grimwood 8. Parks, Dogs And Beaches: Human-Wildlife Conflict And The Politics Of Place; Matthew Bowes, Peter Keller, Rick Rollins & Robert Gifford PART II: HORSES 9. Riding Dress History, With A Twist: The Side Saddle Habit And The Horse During The Early Twentieth Century; Alison Goodrum 10. That's Entertainment? Thoroughbreds, Precarious Lives And The Future Of Jumps Racing; Phil Mcmanus 11. Dancing With Horses: The Science And Artistry Of Coenesthetic Connection; Stephen Smith 12. Fatalities And Fascinators: A New Perspective On Thoroughbred Racing; Caroline Winter & Ward Young PART III: THE 'MISSING' OTHERS 13. Speaking Of Cats, Birds, Rodents, Fish, Insects, Reptiles, And Farm Animals; Neil Carr 14. Conclusions; Neil Carr

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Book SynopsisThis book recovers the multiplicity of meanings embedded in colonial hunting and the power it symbolized by examining both the incorporation and representation of British women hunters in the sport and how African people leveraged British hunters' dependence on their labor and knowledge to direct the impact and experience of hunting.Trade Review“Hunting Africa is a valuable tool for scholars who study late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. … Hunting Africa adds to the field of scholarship on imperial masculinity and femininity. Moreover, Thompsell’s thorough investigation of personal accounts, social contracts, and violence deepens our understanding of the fraught and complex relationship between colonizers and colonized.” (Precious Mckenzie, American Historical Review, February, 2017)“Angela Thompsell’s Hunting Africa is relatively short at just over 150 pages of text … . The book touches on themes of gender, the social history of both African and colonial communities, the economics of hunting, and the image of Africa in British culture. … Hunting Africa was published by Palgrave Macmillan in conjunction with the British Scholar Society, which indicates that the audience is specialist historians of empire and gender … .” (Toby Harper, H-Disability, H-Net Reviews, h-net.org, May, 2016)Table of Contents1. Real Men / Savage Nature: The Rise of African Big Game Hunting 2. 'The Bitter Thraldom of Dependence': Negotiating the Hunt 3. Guns and Reeds: Africanizing British Big Game Hunting 4. Lady Lion Hunters: An Imperial Femininity 5. 'To Make a Fetish of Roughing It': Reimagining Hunting in the Age of Safaris, 1900-1914

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