By ‘centering’ animals in history, many of the volume’s essays break new ground and introduce fresh approaches to old topics.” - Thomas Klubock, Environmental History “his is a fascinating collection of essays that will be of great use to environmental historians, as well as to scholars interested in animal studies. The end result not only affirms that human history is profoundly shaped by animals, but lays the groundwork for the way the complex project of investigating historical human– nonhuman relationships might be undertaken.' - Sarah Newman, Social Anthropology 'Brings local and imported animals into dialogue with humans in colonial and postcolonial Latin America, creating a conversation that examines, crosses and perhaps dissolves boundaries among species. Stahl, Journal of Anthropological Research 'This volume clearly meets the editors' expectations that animal-centered perspectives can provide new and interesting interpretations of past events.' - Peter W.

is the very best example of a new trend in historiography that studies non-human animals as our partners in the generation of history.' - Abel A. it is certainly a significant push toward the understanding of the region’s natural history and will delight readers from various disciplinary backgrounds.” - Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger and Dannieli Firme Herbst, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies “Overall, the volume’s approach is methodologically innovative and challenging and shows that the descriptive and analytical presence of animals in history writing does not necessarily centre them…. In sum, this is a notable volume for how it bridges colonial and postcolonial histories, expansively de?nes animal history, and packs in so much variety into so brief of a text.” - Emily Wakild, H-Environment, H-Net Reviews “It is accessible but still sophisticated and intriguing for scholars of modern and colonial Latin America, historians of science and of medicine, environmental historians, and scholars in the growing multidisciplinary ?eld of animal studies…. “The volume’s methodological variety, its engaging subject matter, and its readability, together with its bibliography, will prove useful and attractive not just to scholars and activists but also to students of Latin American history from the colonial period into the twentieth century.” - Lina del Castillo, Journal of Interdisciplinary History McCrea, John Soluri, Zeb Tortorici, Adam Warren, Neil L. Neel Ahuja, Lauren Derby, Regina Horta Duarte, Martha Few, Erica Fudge, León García Garagarza, Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Heather L. Finally, essays on the postcolonial period focus on the politics of hunting, the commodification of animals and animal parts, the protection of animals and the environment, and political symbolism.Ĭontributors. Others explore the relationship between animals, medicine, and health. Some contributors examine the role of animals in colonization efforts. The essays discuss topics ranging from canine baptisms, weddings, and funerals in Bourbon Mexico to imported monkeys used in medical experimentation in Puerto Rico.

The contributors work through the methodological implications of centering animals within historical narratives, seeking to include nonhuman animals as social actors in the histories of Mexico, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Chile, Brazil, Peru, and Argentina. This collection reveals how interactions between humans and other animals have significantly shaped narratives of Latin American histories and cultures. Labor and Working-Class History AssociationĬentering Animals in Latin American History writes animals back into the history of colonial and postcolonial Latin America.

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