By developing a deeper understanding of animal behavior, Nance asserts, we can more fully explain the common history of all species. As sentient beings, these elephants exercised agency, but they had no way of understanding the human cultures that created their captivity, and they obviously had no claim on (human) social and political power.
By developing a deeper understanding of animal behavior, Nance asserts, we can more fully explain the common history of all species. As sentient beings, these elephants exercised agency, but they had no way of understanding the human cultures that created their captivity, and they obviously had no claim on (human) social and political power.
Nance draws on current work in animal welfare, behavior, and cognition to imagine the lives of elephants and the generally poor conditions they endured, while acknowledging that many elephant trainers and handlers did the best they could without the benefit of modern research.
Nance draws on current work in animal welfare, behavior, and cognition to imagine the lives of elephants and the generally poor conditions they endured, while acknowledging that many elephant trainers and handlers did the best they could without the benefit of modern research.
ENTERTAINING ELEPHANTS: ANIMAL AGENCY AND THE BUSINESS OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS (ANIMALS, HISTORY, CULTURE) By Susan Nance – Hardcover.