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Animals and Society (RLE Social Theory): The Humanity of Animal Rights: 03 (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory) - Hardcover

Tester, Keith

 
9781138782013: Animals and Society (RLE Social Theory): The Humanity of Animal Rights: 03 (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138782017 ISBN 13: 9781138782013
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Animals and Society uses a variety of historical sources and a coherent 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 rights organisations. The book also presents radical interpretations of nineteenth-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 daws on the work of Michel Foucault, Norbert Elias, Claude Levi-Strauss and Mary Douglas. This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a fascinating account of the relations between humans and animals. It raises far-reaching questions about the philosophy, history and politics of animal rights.

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Keith Tester

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138782017
ISBN 13 
9781138782013
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
226