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Changing Attitudes to Speciesism
Richard D. Ryder
ISBN: 9780631152392
Format: Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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The book deals with the proliferation of concern for animal rights since the "Annus Mirabilis" of 1969 which saw the independent launching of several environmental and animal protection initiatives. It addresses the subsequent revolution in academic and political outlook.
This is an historical survey of the relationship between human and non-human, covering the major campaigns for reform and reviewing the shifts in attitude from the earliest times to the present day. The author's concept "speciesism" earns a niche in the philosophical debate that has characterized the movement over the last 15 years. The book describes this philosophical aspect and also puts forward psychological and sociological explanations. Richard Ryder describes the modernization of the RSPCA - the world's largest and oldest animal welfare organization - and the part he has played in turning animal liberation into the internationally significant media and political issue it has now become.
| ISBN | 0631152393 | | DEWEY edition | DC19 | | ISBN13 | 9780631152392
(What's this?) | | Pages | 350 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 721 | | Imprint | Blackwell Publishers | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 09 Nov 1989 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Library of Congress | QL85 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 304.2 | |
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Part 1 The past:The Ancient World; The Christian Legacy-Medieval Attitudes; The Renaissance and its Aftermath; The Age of Enlightenment: The 18th century; Time for Action; Victorian Consolidation; Edwardian Vigour and Post-War Apathy, 1900-1960; Why Britain? Pain, Evolution and Security; The International Movement, 1700-1960. Part 2 Modern Times; the Revival of the Movement after 1960; The Protection of Wildlife; In the Laboratory; On the Factory-Farm; Violence and the Animal Liberation Front; International Progress. Part 3 The Issues; Speciesism.
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