Critical theory and animal liberation / edited by John Sanbonmatsu.
Critical Theory and Animal Liberation is the first collection to approach our relationship with other animals from the critical or "left" tradition in political and social thought. Breaking with past treatments that have framed the problem as one of "animal rights," the authors i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
c2011.
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| Series: | Nature's meaning.
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| Summary: | Critical Theory and Animal Liberation is the first collection to approach our relationship with other animals from the critical or "left" tradition in political and social thought. Breaking with past treatments that have framed the problem as one of "animal rights," the authors instead depict the exploitation and killing of other animals as a political question of the first order. The contributions highlight connections between our everyday treatment of animals and other forms of social power, mass violence, and domination, from capitalism and patriarchy to genocide, fascism, and ecocide. Con. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 367 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442205826 1442205822 1283163462 9781283163460 9786613163462 6613163465 |