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Plastic cows: purity, pollution, and polymers

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This thesis explores the intersection of animal welfare, human identity, and plastics through a case study of urban dairy cows in Mysore, Karnataka, India. Analyzing first how cows inform and reinforce human identities within a Hindu nationalist culture, the thesis next seeks to understand how socioreligious, political, and economic forces conspire to keep cows living in Indian cities. Then follows an investigation of urban cow welfare and management, and finally, concludes with resear...

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SSD
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SOGE
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
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Supervisor


Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford


Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2020-05-11

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