Animals and society : the humanity of animal rights

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Animals and society : the humanity of animal rights

Keith Tester

Routledge, 1991

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Note

Bibliography: p. 209-215

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Uses a variety of historical sources and a social theory to tell the story of the invention of animal rights. It moves from incidents like the medieval execution of pigs to a discussion of the politics and strategies of modern animal rights organizations. The book also presents radical interpretations of 19th-century animal welfare laws, and the accounts of the Noble Savage. The insights generated by social science are always at the core of the discussion and the author draws on the work of Michel Foucault, Norbert Elias, Claude Levi-Strauss and Mary Douglas. This text provides an account of the relations between humans and animals. It raises questions about the philosophy, history and politics of animal rights.

Table of Contents

  • The claims of a dog
  • the other animal
  • civilized attitudes
  • a pig's life
  • a different kind of beast
  • a similar nature
  • a comprehensive principle
  • animal magic
  • if a lion could talk.

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  • NCID
    BA12727280
  • ISBN
    • 0415047315
    • 0415047323
  • LCCN
    90008763
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York, NY
  • Pages/Volumes
    vi, 218 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Classification
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