The Animal Rights Struggle : An Essay in Historical Sociology /

Since the early nineteenth century, numerous campaigns have denounced the mistreatment of animals. This book compares the British and French histories of the animal-protection movement to retrace its origins and impact up to the present day. As Christophe Traïni shows, the struggle for animal rights...

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Autore principale: Traïni, Christophe (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
francese
Pubblicazione: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Serie:Protest and social movements ; 6.
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Sommario:
  • 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.