"Walking on my page": Intimacy and insight in Len Howard's cottage of birds

Social Science Information

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-208

  Crist, Eileen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anecdotal method; Animal mind; Anthropomorphism; Behavioral science; Classical ethology; I and Thou; Individuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646430832     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: 14617412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0539018406063634     Document Type: Article

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