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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 / / Rod Preece

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (447 p.)

Classificazione

PHI000000PHI005000

Altri autori (Persone)

PreeceRod <1939->

Disciplina

179.3

179/.3

Soggetti

Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects

Human-animal relationships

Animals and civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.