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Book Review: Cat Culture: The Social World of a Cat Shelter. By Alger, Janet M., and Alger, Steven F., Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2003. 239 pages, paper, ISBN: 1-56639-997-1; and Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet. By Harbolt, Tami L., West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2002. 153 pages, hardbound, ISBN: 1-55753-260-5

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Berry, B. Book Review: Cat Culture: The Social World of a Cat Shelter. By Alger, Janet M., and Alger, Steven F., Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2003. 239 pages, paper, ISBN: 1-56639-997-1; and Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet. By Harbolt, Tami L., West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2002. 153 pages, hardbound, ISBN: 1-55753-260-5. Qual Sociol 27, 127–133 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:QUAS.0000015670.27529.af

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