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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348240903321

Autore

Preece Rod

Titolo

Awe for the tiger, love for the lamb : a chronicle of sensibility to animals / / [compiled by] Rod Preece

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2002

Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 2002

ISBN

0-7748-0897-7

1-135-94697-3

1-135-94698-1

1-280-47808-X

9786610478088

0-203-49180-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (447 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PreeceRod <1939->

Disciplina

179.3

179/.3

Soggetti

Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects

Animal welfare

Human-animal relationships

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Social Welfare & Social Work - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Animals in Myth and Religion; 2. The Classical World; 3. The Dark Ages; 4. The Renaissance; 5. The Enlightenment; 6. The Utilitarian and Romantic Age; 7. The Legislative Era; 8. The Darwinian Age; Postscript: The Ensuing Years; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Awe for the Tiger, Love for the Lamb compiles the most significant statements of sensibility to animals in the history of thought. It is an original, superbly researched history that deepens our understanding of all living beings.