1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465454303321

Autore

Carbone Larry

Titolo

What animals want [[electronic resource] ] : expertise and advocacy in laboratory animal welfare policy / / Larry Carbone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-988299-1

0-19-972188-2

1-280-53278-5

1-60256-728-X

9786610532780

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Disciplina

179/.4

Soggetti

Animal experimentation

Laboratory animals

Animal welfare

Electronic books.

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 (p. 265-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1 Introduction: What animals want; 2 Life in the animal laboratory; 3 Animal welfare: Philosophy meets science; 4 A rat is a pig: The significance of species; 5 Performance standards: How big is your guinea pig's house?; 6 Centaurs and science: The professionalization of laboratory animal care and use; 7 The problem of pain; 8 The animal advocates; 9 Death by decapitation: A case study; 10 Dog walkers and monkey psychiatrists; 11 A look to the future; GLOSSARY; A; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P

RS; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Larry Carbone provides a balanced and reasonable advocacy of animal rights, looking at how to ethically and responsibly conduct biomedical and behavioural research that respects the rights and welfare of all subjects including animals.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910468036103321

Autore

Chibnall Steve

Titolo

The British "B" film / / Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-84457-574-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

791.433

Soggetti

B films - Great Britain - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Big Ships and Little Ships -- 2 'What's on with it?' -- 3 The 'B' Factories -- 4 Behind the Scenes -- 5 On the Screen -- 6 The Men from the Yard -- 7 Britain in the Bs -- 8 The Best of the Bs -- Appendix: Revolving Bs -- Notes -- Index.