Unleashed Fury: The Political Struggle for Dog-Friendly Parks - Brossura

Walsh, Julie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1557535752 ISBN 13: 9781557535757

Casa editrice: Purdue Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

The question of whether dogs should be allowed off the leash in public places has become a major political issue in cities and suburbs across the United States. In the last two decades, leash-law disputes have burst upon the political scene and have been debated with an intensity usually reserved for such hot-button issues as abortion and gun rights. This book investigates what has changed in American community life, social mores, and the relationship between humans and dogs to provoke such passionate responses. At its heart, the book details and evaluates the handling of three leash-law disputes, all of which were exceedingly divisive and emotionally intense. This book is not only a revealing study of Americans' conflicted attitudes toward animals and the difficult balance between individual rights and the public good in our communities, it is also a useful source of information for both dog owners and local government officials.

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L'autore:

Julie Walsh is an associate professor of political science at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She has previously published an academic work, The Intellectual Origins of Mass Parties and Mass Schools in the Jacksonian Period, which drew heavily on democratic theory, and has written several reference pieces on political parties and elections. In recent years, she has gained firsthand experience of the politics of leashing, attending organizational and political meetings about the issue and informally speaking with people who have fought against leash laws and/or to establish dog parks.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Purdue Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1557535752
• ISBN 13: 9781557535757
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 202