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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781319403321

Titolo

Critical theory and animal liberation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by John Sanbonmatsu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-283-16346-2

9786613163462

1-4422-0582-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Collana

Nature's meaning

Altri autori (Persone)

SanbonmatsuJohn

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

Animal rights

Speciesism

Critical theory

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

pt. 1. Commodity fetishism and structural violence -- pt. 2. Animals, Marxism, and the Frankfurt school -- pt. 3. Speciesism and ideologies of domination -- pt. 4. Problems in praxis.

Sommario/riassunto

Critical Theory and Animal Liberation is the first collection to look at the human relationship with animals from the critical or 'left' tradition in political and social thought. The contributions in this volume highlight connections between our everyday treatment of animals and other forms of oppression, violence, and domination. Breaking with past treatments that have framed the problem as one of 'animal rights,' the authors instead depict the exploitation and killing of other animals as a political question of the first order.