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The animal rights struggle : an essay in historical sociology /

From the beginning of the 19th century to the present day, a host of campaigners have denounced the mistreatment of animals. Relying on a comparison of the British and French experiences, this book retraces the various strands of the animal protection movement, from their origins to their continuing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Traïni, Christophe (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2016]
Colección:Protest and social movements ; 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A long and complex struggle
  • 2. Noble gentleness, vile cruelty
  • 3. To act as an enlightened philosopher
  • 4. To enlighten the ignorant, to refine the barbarian
  • 5. "Us," the animals and "them"
  • 6. The rise in the power of tenderness
  • 7. (Animal) victims and social domination
  • 8. A decreasingly "wild" nature.