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Presents readers with an examination of how human-cat relationships are depicted in early twentieth-century photography.

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Their treatment of this visual ephemera generates rich insights about our attitudes toward cats, as friends, diversions, mascots, commensals, and symbols of our own identity, and helps to place cats at the heart of modern social life.—Bernard Unti, author of Protecting All Animals

""In The Photographed Cat, Arluke and Rolfe brilliantly use photography to explore the multifaceted relationships we have with our feline companions. . . .The result is a treat for head and heart that will appeal to pet lovers and scholars alike.""—Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals

The Photographed Cat

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    A Hardback by Arnold Arluke, Lauren Rolfe

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      Publisher Syracuse University Press
      Published 30 September 2013
      ISBN-13 9780815610267
      978-0815610267
      ISBN-10 0815610262

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents readers with an examination of how human-cat relationships are depicted in early twentieth-century photography.

      Trade Review
      Their treatment of this visual ephemera generates rich insights about our attitudes toward cats, as friends, diversions, mascots, commensals, and symbols of our own identity, and helps to place cats at the heart of modern social life.—Bernard Unti, author of Protecting All Animals

      ""In The Photographed Cat, Arluke and Rolfe brilliantly use photography to explore the multifaceted relationships we have with our feline companions. . . .The result is a treat for head and heart that will appeal to pet lovers and scholars alike.""—Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals

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