Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: When Species Meet on Killing Fields 1
5. 1. Dying Animal Gods: Metaphysical Potentials 22
6. 2. Taxidermy Remains: On the Vitality of Lifeless Bodies 43
7. 3. Pacific Currents: Becoming Usefully Dead 69
8. 4. Saharan Nonexistence: Edging near Death Camps 95
9. 5. Arctic Nomadology: Inuit Stories of the Mountie Sled Dog Massacre 122
10. 6. The Birds and the Bees, or Life After Sex 155
11. Conclusion: Taking and Making Love Stories 185
12. Notes 193
13. Index 221