For the prevention of cruelty [[electronic resource] ] : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States / / Diane L. Beers

• Autore: Beers Diane L
• Pubblicazione: Athens, Ohio, : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 179/.30973
• Soggetto topico: Animal rights movement - United States - History; Animal welfare - United States - History; Animal rights - United States - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-294) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history -- A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy -- Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians -- "The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915 -- Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45 -- "Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945 -- The road to liberation : the rise of the postwar movement and the era of legislation, 1945-75 -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: Animal rights. Those two words conjure diverse but powerful images and reactions. Some nod in agreement, while others roll their eyes in contempt. Most people fall somewhat uncomfortably in the middle, between endorsement and rejection, as they struggle with the profound moral, philosophical, and legal questions provoked by the debate. Today, thousands of organizations lobby, agitate, and educate the public on issues concerning the rights and treatment of nonhumans. For the Prevention of Cruelty is the first history of organized advocacy on behalf of animals in the United States to appear
• Titolo autorizzato: For the prevention of cruelty
• ISBN: 0-8040-4023-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782089903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II