{"product_id":"furry-nation-the-true-story-of-americas-most-misunderstood-subculture-paperback","title":"Furry Nation: The True Story of America's Most Misunderstood Subculture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Strike\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Ursa Major Award for Best Non-Fiction Work!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurry fandom is a recent phenomenon, but anthropomorphism is an instinct hard-wired into the human mind: the desire to see animals on an equal footing with people. It's existed since the beginning of time in prehistoric cave paintings, ancient gods, and tribal rituals. It lives on today--not just in the sports mascots and cartoon characters we see everywhere, but in stage plays, art galleries, serious literature, performance art--and among furry fans who bring their make-believe characters to life digitally, on paper, or in the carefully crafted fursuits they wear to become the animals of their imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFurry Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, author Joe Strike shares the very human story of the people who created furry fandom, the many forms it takes--from the joyfully public to the deeply personal-- and how Furry transformed his own life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Strike has written articles on film, TV, animation, and related topics for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a regular contributor to Animation World Network since 2000 and has interviewed countless cartoon luminaries, including Hayao Miyazaki, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Ralph Bakshi, and Marvel Comics's Stan Lee. Visit him online at FurryNation.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337529856237,"sku":"9781627782326","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/RZVPTvBml09781627782326.webp?v=1785062546","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/furry-nation-the-true-story-of-americas-most-misunderstood-subculture-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}