The humanity of animals and the animality of humans: A view from biological anthropology inspired by J. M. Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello

American Anthropologist

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-132

  Fuentes, Agustin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocultural; Cruelty; Human animal relations; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144455007     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2006.108.1.124     Document Type: Article

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