| Critical Animal Studies: Towards Trans-species Social Justice Contributor(s): Matsuoka, Atsuko (Editor), Sorenson, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 178660647X ISBN-13: 9781786606471 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Nature | Animal Rights |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 2017044270 |
| Series: Rowman and Littlefield International - Intersections |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 374 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This important book charts new territory by showcasing some of the newest developments in the rapidly-growing field of Critical Animal Studies. Critical Animal Studies presents a radical ethical and normative challenge to existing systems of power in the context of neoliberal capitalism and to the existential structure of speciesism. The essays in this book link activist and academic approaches to dismantle the exploitation and oppression of nonhuman animals. Featuring an international team of contributors, the book reflects the transdisciplinary character of Critical Animal Studies, with chapters by activists and academics from disciplines across the social sciences, including historical archaeology, political science, psychology, geography, law, social work and philosophy. The book provides advanced-level students with an ideal introduction to a wide range of perspectives on Critical Animal Studies, amongst other things proposing new ways of considering animal advocacy, decolonization and liberation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sorenson, John: - John Sorenson is Professor of Sociology at Brock University.His many publications include About Canada: Animal Rights (Fernwood, 2010), Ape (Reaktion Books, 2009), Ghosts and Shadows (co-authored with Atsuko Matsuoka, University of Toronto Press, 2001) and Imagining Ethiopia (Rutgers UP, 1993).Matsuoka, Atsuko: - Atsuko Matsuoka is a professor in the School of Social Work at York University. Her publications include Ghosts and Shadows (co-authored with John Sorenson, University of Toronto Press, 2001) |