The animal rights struggle : an essay in historical sociology / Christophe Traïni.
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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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English French |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Protest and social movements ;
6. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | 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 impact on current debates. The story of the collective mobilizations behind the struggle for animal rights sheds light on several crucial processes in our social and political history: changes in sensibilities and socially approved emotions; the definition of what constitutes legitimate violence; the establishment of norms designed to change what constitutes morally acceptable practices; rivalry between elites having differing conceptions of the forms authority should take; the influence of religious belief on militant activities; and the effects of gender discrimination.-- |
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| Item Description: | Text translated by Richard Jemmett. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (206 pages : illustrations) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048527038 9048527031 9789089648495 |