Full Product Details
Author: Rod Preece
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.620kg
ISBN: 9780774807241
ISBN 10: 0774807245
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 May 1999
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
No previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan * Choice * A new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd * Vancouver Sun * An incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity's relationship with nature and especially with animals. -- Diane Baltaz * Canadian Forum * Preece is a scholar of enormous intellect who makes the long-overdue case that western civilization need look no further than its own myths and traditions to justify the ethical treatment of animals. -- Terry Glavin * Georgia Straight *
No previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan Choice Preece is a scholar of enormous intellect who makes the long-overdue case that western civilization need look no further than its own myths and traditions to justify the ethical treatment of animals. -- Terry Glavin Georgia Straight An incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity's relationship with nature and especially with animals. -- Diane Baltaz Canadian Forum A new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd Vancouver Sun
A new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd Vancouver Sun No previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan Choice Preece is a scholar of enormous intellect who makes the long-overdue case that western civilization need look no further than its own myths and traditions to justify the ethical treatment of animals. -- Terry Glavin Georgia Straight An incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity's relationship with nature and especially with animals. -- Diane Baltaz Canadian Forum
Author Information
Rod Preece teaches in the Department of Political Science at Wilfried Laurier University. He is the author of Animal Welfare, Human Values and Brute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution (UBC Press, 2005).
