Description
Book SynopsisExplores the relationship between people, street animals, and rabies in urban India. Incorporates epidemiological goals within anthropological frameworks to investigate the ways in which people come into contact with animals and create favorable conditions for the rabies virus to flourish.
Trade Review“In this fascinating, accessible, and well-written text, Nadal considers various conceptualizations of rabies in India and the multidimensional challenges involved in controlling viral transmission within a One Health framework.”
—D. A. Brass Choice
“This is one of the best ethnographies on human-nonhuman relationships I have read.”
—Sushrut Jadhav,founding editor of Anthropology & Medicine
“A truly original book and a fascinating read.”
—Harlan Weaver Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Viral Connections
1. Humans
2. Food in the Middle
3. Dogs
4. Macaques
5. Cows
6. Living with Rabies
Conclusion: Interspecies Camaraderie
References
Index
