Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The Material Conditions of Pet Keeping 14
7. 2 Domesticating the Exotic 50
8. 3 Fashioning the Pet 91
9. 4 A Privilege or a Right? 138
10. 5 Pets and Their People 174
11. Epilogue 229
12. Notes 235
13. Bibliography 269
14. Index 283