Animals & society books

Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty...  Read More >>

This collection examines the question of nonhuman animal agency by shifting emphasis from the human perspective...  Read More >>

How do you say, We will take you, but there is no room for you? Lil' Waif Puppy Rescue on setting all paws forward:...  Read More >>

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Leslie Carlson shares her many lessons learned over nearly fifty years of relating to horses. Each of the twenty-two...  Read More >>

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When disasters strike, people are not the only victims. Hurricane Katrina raised public attention about how disasters...  Read More >>

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With more than two million members and supporters, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the world's...  Read More >>

Die Menschheitsgeschichte ist voll von Kriegen - und in den meisten waren Tiere wichtige Teilnehmer. Sie wurden...  Read More >>

A comparative and interdisciplinary study of the conceptualization of animals in world religions. It explores issues...  Read More >>

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The juxtaposition of biopolitical critique and animal studies-two subjects seldom theorized together-signals the...  Read More >>

Presents an overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering...  Read More >>

The period of the enlightenment saw great changes in the way animals were seen. This title presents an overview...  Read More >>

Human culture is now more dangerous to nonhuman animals than ever before. This title presents an overview of the...  Read More >>

Explores the cultural position of animals in the period from 1800 to 1920. This title presents an overview of the...  Read More >>

Presents an assessment of animal cultures from 2500 BC to 1000 AD, describing how animals were an intrinsic part...  Read More >>

Investigates the changing roles of animals in medieval culture, economy and society in the period 1000 to 1400....  Read More >>

The juxtaposition of biopolitical critique and animal studies-two subjects seldom theorized together-signals the...  Read More >>

Steven M. Wise, author of the acclaimed Though the Heavens May Fall, connects the near extinction of native peoples,...  Read More >>

With so much emphasis on consumer health - whether the meat or fish is safe to eat - the way that animals, birds...  Read More >>