Biographies of Companionship: Living with Bovines in Tamil Land - (Human-Animal Studies) by Vignesh Soundararaj (Hardcover)

Name: Biographies of Companionship: Living with Bovines in Tamil Land - (Human-Animal Studies) by Vignesh Soundararaj (Hardcover)
SKU: 1008014419
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This book weaves together little moments of companionship--a human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bull's tail, a cow kicking a human, a calf's nose being roped, humans, bulls, and cows walking together.
About the Author: Vignesh Soundararaj is an independent researcher capturing the drama in human-animal interactions.
242 Pages
Philosophy, Political
Series Name: Human-Animal Studies

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About the Book

This book weaves together a biography of lifelong moments of companionships shared between humans and bovines.

Book Synopsis

This book weaves together little moments of companionship--a human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bull's tail, a cow kicking a human, a calf's nose being roped, humans, bulls, and cows walking together. These moments narrate the biography of companionship between humans and bovines.

About the Author

Vignesh Soundararaj is an independent researcher capturing the drama in human-animal interactions. After studying Theatre and Performance Studies, and being interested in Human-Animal Studies, he published articles on human relations with bovines and elephants, including "Becoming Bovine and Being Haunted: Herder-Bovine relations in South India" in Society & Animals, 2022.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W)

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 242

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Political

Series Title: Human-Animal Studies

Publisher: Brill

Format: Hardcover

Author: Vignesh Soundararaj

Language: English

Street Date: May 28, 2026

TCIN: 1008014419

UPC: 9789004760509

Item Number (DPCI): 247-52-9953

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 6.1 inches width x 9.25 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds

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