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During the long process of writing this book, I have been fortunate to have friends and critics contribute to my thinking. At the University of Washington I was privileged to work with Christine Di Stefano, Michael McCann, Nancy Hartsock, and Mika LaVaque-Manty, all of whom left an impression on the final product. I owe a particular debt of gratitude to Stuart Scheingold and Michael Brown, who were instrumental not just in shaping this project but also in influencing my ideas about how to be a scholar. Many readers of the manuscript deserve recognition, including Glenn Mackin, Matthew Sothern, David Watkins, Jamie Mayerfeld, Eric Rasmussen, my anonymous reviewers, and hapless panel and audience members at conferences. This book would not be possible without the enormous help I received from the University of Minnesota Press, especially from Pieter Martin. I appreciate his patience. Finally, I acknowledge the support and kindness extended to me by friends and family in this process, especially my parents. And, of course, thank you to Wally, the dog who inspired this project by defying the human/animal boundary. vii Acknowledgments This page intentionally left blank ...

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