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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299810103321

Autore

Villanueva Gonzalo

Titolo

A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 / / by Gonzalo Villanueva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-62587-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 284 p. 14 illus., 5 illus. in color.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements, , 2634-6559

Disciplina

909

Soggetti

World history

Islands of the Pacific—History

Animal welfare

Social history

World History, Global and Transnational History

Australasian History

Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics

Social History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction—A Voice for Animals -- Chapter 2: ‘The Bible’ of the Animal Movement: Peter Singer & Animal Liberation, 1970-76 -- Chapter 3: The Creation of the Animal Movement, 1976-87 -- Chapter 4: In the Corridors of Power, 1979-91 -- Chapter 5: Direct Action! 1985-93 -- Chapter 6: The Spectacle of Open Rescue, 1993-2011 -- Chapter 7: ‘A Bloody Business’: Lyn White & Transnational Investigative Campaigning, 2003-11 -- Chapter 8: ‘Go Veg’: Identity, Lifestyle & Culture, 1970-2015 -- Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Legacy of the Animal Movement.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers the first transnational historical study of the creation, contention and consequences of the Australian animal movement. Largely inspired by Peter Singer and his 1975 book Animal Liberation, a new wave of animal activism emerged in Australia and across the world. In an effort to draw public and media attention to the plight of animals, such as the rearing of pigs and poultry in factory farms and the export



of live animals to the Middle East and South East Asia, Australian activists were often innovative and provocative in how they made their claims. Through lobbying, disruptive methods, and vegan activism, the animal movement consistently contested the politics and culture of how animals were used and exploited. Australians not only observed and learnt from people and events overseas, but also played significant international roles. This book examines the complex and conflicting consequences of the animal movement for Australian politics, as well as its influence on broader social change. .