The animal rights struggle / an essay in historical sociology ; Christophe Traïni

Date :

Editeur / Publisher : Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press , cop. 2016

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : anglais / English

ISBN : 978-90-8964-849-5

EAN : 9789089648495

Animaux -- Protection -- Droit européen

Animaux maltraités

Collection : Protest and social movements / series editor Jan Willem Duyvendak / Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press , 2015-

Résumé / Abstract : Présentation de l'éditeur : "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 assess its impact up to the present day. As Christophe Traïni shows, the struggle for animal rights—inextricably linked to the rise of philanthropy and established long before the birth of the ecology movement—developed out of several important social and political processes, including changes in sensibilities and socially approved emotions, new definitions of what constitutes legitimate violence, and the influence of religious beliefs."