Archives,anthologies and other source books†

Documents on Australian International Affairs 1901–1918. Edited by Gordon Greenwood and Charles Grimshaw. (Nelson. In association with the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the Royal Institute of International Affairs).     

Jasbir K. Puar,Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times

The importance of studying human–animal relationships and animal subjectivity is increasingly recognised by social and cultural geographers, particularly in agricultural pursuits. Little research, however, has been undertaken on animals in sport, resulting in a limited understanding of the perceptions and treatment of animals in society. To address this concern, we interrogate print media coverage of the construction and positioning of horses and humans in the controversial activity of jumps racing (National Hunt) in Australia between February 2008 and December 2009. We highlight the importance of seemingly contradictory human–animal relationships involving close frequent contact of some jumps racing advocates in contrast to the distanced, mediated relationships of jumps racing opponents. This paper highlights how the particular activity of jumps racing generates specific human–animal relationships and emphasises the need to reflect on the attitudes that shape and constrain human–animal relationships in varying contexts, including how these attitudes are mediated and the potential consequences for humans and other animals. These findings form the basis for a suggested research agenda that recognises the importance and articulation of proximity and mediation in human–animal relationships, particularly those focused on activities labelled ‘sport’.     

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SCOTLAND

The Coastal Geomorphology of North Uist. By W. Ritchie. O'Dell Memorial Monograph No. 1, 11 1/2 x 8 1/2, 32 pages, 12 figures, Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen, 1968, 10s.

Farming. By Miss Ann Glen. 7 1/2 x 8 1/2. 42 pp. + vi. Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., London, 1969. 6s.

GENERAL

Urban Studies: an aid to research. By B. N. Sinha and T. N. Achuta Rao. 207 pp. Karnatak University, Dharwar, India, 1968.

Cultural Geography: An Evolutionary Introduction to Our Humanized Earth. By J. E. Spencer and W. L. Thomas. 10 3/4 x 7 3/4, viii+591 pp. Photographs, figures and tables. John Wiley, Chichester, 1969. 97s.

The Arid Zones. By K. Walton. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4. 175 pp. 1 figures, bibliography. Hutchinson University Library, London, 1969.12/6d.

World Atlas of Mountaineering. Ed. by Wilfred Noyce and Ian McMorrin. 11 x 8 1/4 224 pp. Nelson, 1969. 90s.

EDUCATIONAL

Environmental Studies—a concentric approach. By T. H. Masterton. 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 Pp. 68. Illustrated. Bibliography. Oliver Boyd, Edinburgh 1969. 18s.

A Notebook of Physical Geography. By K. Briggs. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2. Pp. 109. One of a series of Basic Geographical Notebooks. Univ. of London Press Ltd., 1969. 11s.

North West Europe ‐ A New School Geography, Vol. 4. By Dobson &; Virgo. 7 3/8 x 10 pp. 128, illustrated, index. English University Press, 1969. 16s.