Dogs Save: Stories of Canine Redemption in US Culture
Author:   Katharine Mershon
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
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9780231206969


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 April 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Dogs Save: Stories of Canine Redemption in US Culture


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Author:   Katharine Mershon
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
ISBN:  

9780231206969


ISBN 10:   0231206968
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Redemption and the “American Dog” Part I: On Canine Absence 1. The Classic Canine Redemption Narrative 2. The Failures of the Canine Redemption Narrative Part II: Making Dogs Present 3. Relational Redemption 4. Troubling Redemption Coda Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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An urgent, necessary read for those seeking to understand our enduring intimacy with animals—a sacred bond that Mershon fearlessly examines. -- Colin Dayan, author of <i>With Dogs at the Edge of Life</i> and <i>Animal Quintet</i>


Author Information

Katharine Mershon is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Western Carolina University.

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