ANIMAL RIGHTS by Hilda Kean ( 9781861890610 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

ANIMAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PB

By:

Hilda Kean

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1861890613

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9781861890610

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Publisher:

REAKTION BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 February, 2000

Edition:

Revised ed.

Pages:

272

Description:

In the early twenty-first century animals are news. This title looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation.

Synopsis:

In the early twenty-first century animals are news. Parliamentary debates, protests against fox hunting and television programmes like Animal Hospital all focus on the way in which we treat animals and on what that says about our own humanity. As vegetarianism becomes ever more popular, and animal experimentation more controversial, it is time to trace the background to contemporary debates and to situate them in a broader historical context. Hilda Kean looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. From early campaigns against the beating of cattle and ill-treatment of horses to concern for dogs in war and cats in laboratories, she explores the relationship between popular images and public debate and action. She also illustrates how interest in animal rights and welfare was closely aligned with campaigns for political and social reform by feminists, radicals and socialists.

Illustrations:

40 black & white illustrations

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Reaktion Books

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