| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Against cruelty? Understanding the Act Against Plowing by the Tayle (Ireland, 1635) -- The prosecution of animal cruelty in Puritan Massachusetts, 1636-1683 -- Toward a sociology of animal sexual assault -- Horse maiming and the sport of kings -- Is there a progression from animal abuse to interhuman violence? -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
Confronting Animal Abuse presents a powerful examination of the human-animal relationship and the laws designed to protect it. Piers Beirne, a leading scholar in the growing field of green criminology, explores the heated topic of animal abuse in agriculture, science, and sport, as well as what is known, if anything, about the potential for animal assault to lead to inter-human violence. He convincingly shows how from its roots in the Irish plow-fields of 1635 through today, animal-rights legislation has been primarily shaped by human interest and why we must reconsider the terms of human-anim |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Animal welfare -- Law and legislation.
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Animal welfare -- Law and legislation -- History
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Animal welfare -- Psychological aspects
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Bestiality (Crime)
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LAW -- Health.
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Animal welfare -- Law and legislation.
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Bestiality (Crime)
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Tierschutz
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021698006 |
| ISBN |
9780742599741 |
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0742599744 |
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0742547434 |
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9780742547438 |
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0742547442 |
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9780742547445 |
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1282497677 |
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9781282497672 |
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9786612497674 |
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661249767X |
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