{"product_id":"valuing-animals-9780801871290","title":"Valuing Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth controversial and compelling, Valuing Animals uncovers the extent to which veterinary medicine has shaped-and been shaped by-this contradictory attitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-researched book that explores the impact of the value of an animal or its species in shaping the development of the veterinary profession. Vet Med Today A fascinating read and was refreshingly not a tale of inexorable scientific and medical progress toward an idyllic present... brings to light the hows and whys of veterinary medicine and gave me a measure of self-awareness of my professional roots and current role in American society. -- Jodie Gerdin Journal of the History of Medicine This study by Susan Jones is very welcome. Based on a wide variety of scientific and popular sources, she has approached the history of veterinary medicine and the veterinary profession in twentieth-century America from a perspective of changing human-animal relationships, particularly the changing economic and emotional value of domesticated animals... Original and compelling. -- Peter A. Koolmees Medical History Jones's study reveals particularly well the dynamic connections between the history of veterinary medicine and the history of American cultural preoccupations with animals. -- Nigel Rothfels American Historical Review [ Valuing Animals] stimulates thought about the role of veterinarians and how veterinarians interact with their patients and with people who seek guidance and confirmation as to the value of animals. Anthrozoos 2004 [Jones] has a compelling view, and this book is a gem. -- G. Terry Sharrer Journal of American History 2004 Jones' lively and well-written book traces the evolution of the veterinary profession in the twentieth century from the 'horse doctor' of 1900 to today's scientific practitioner. Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2005 A fascinating survey of the changing relationships between Americans and their animals, as mediated by the veterinary profession. Choice 2003 Thoroughly researched, with extensive endnotes (many annotated) and an essay on sources, this book makes important contributions to the diverse fields of economic sociology, comparative medicine, human-animal relationships, American history, and American popular culture. Choice 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  PrefaceIntroduction1. Doctoring a Nation of Animals at the Century's Turn2. Valuable Patients  Horses and the Domestic Animal Economy3. The Value of Animal Health for Human Health4. The Value in Numbers  Creating \"Factory Farms\" at Midcentury5. Pricing the Priceless Pet6. Reconciling Use and HumanitarianismNotes  Essay on Sources  Index","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151117513047,"sku":"9780801871290","price":49.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801871290.jpg?v=1762960227","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/valuing-animals-9780801871290","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}