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Animals and Scienceby Niall Shanks
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 85.00Animals and Science examines the debates, from the Renaissance to the present, surrounding issues of animal rights, consciousness, and self-awareness. Are animals self-aware, conscious beings worthy of our moral respect? Do they have rights? What are our obligations toward animals? Humans have grappled with these questions for five centuries. more...
Animal Rightsby Hilda Kean
Reaktion Books 1998; US$ 29.95In the late twentieth century animals are news. Parliamentary debates, protests against fox hunting and television programs like Animal Hospital all focus on the way in which we treat animals and on what that says about our own humanity. As vegetarianism becomes ever more popular, and animal experimentation more controversial, it is time to trace the background to contemporary debates and to situate them in a broader historical context.Hilda Kean looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present ? at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. From early campaigns against the beating of cattle and ill-treatment of horses... more...
Animal Experimentationby Vaughan Monamy
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 23.00Balanced, jargon -free text for all those involved in the conduct, teaching, learning, regulation, support or critique of animal-based research. more...
The Animal Research Warby P. Conn; J. Parker
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 40.00This thoughtful and surprising book analyzes the effect of animal extremism on the world's scientists, their institutions, and professional societies. The Animal Research War traces the evolution of the animal rights movement, profiles its leadership, and reveals the truth behind university animal research. more...
Pavlov's Dogs and Schrödinger's Catby Rom Harré
Oxford University Press 2009; US$ 18.95From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon, to Galvani's frog's legs, Dolly the Sheep, the finches of the Galapagos, and even imaginary cats and simulated life forms, Pavlov's Dogs and Schr--ouml--;dinger's Cat explores the fascinating history of the role of living things in science. - ;From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon, to Galvani's frog's legs, Dolly the Sheep, the finches of the Galapagos, and even imaginary cats and simulated life forms, Pavlov's Dogs and Schr--ouml--;dinger's Cat explores the fascinating history of the role of living things in science. The ways in which animals and plants have been used in science... more...
The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experimentsby Dr Andrew Knight
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2011; US$ 80.00This comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examines the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare and toxicity prediction, its necessity during life and health sciences education, its impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer as a result. more...
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?by Steven Best; Anthony J. Nocella
Lantern Books 2004; US$ 9.99The first anthology of writings on the history, ethics, politics and tactics of the Animal Liberation Front, Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? features both academic and activist perspectives and offers powerful insights into this international organization and its position within the animal rights movement. Calling on sources as venerable as Thomas Aquinas and as current as the Patriot Actand, in some cases, personal experiencethe contributors explore the history of civil disobedience and sabotage, and examine the philosophical and cultural meanings of words like "terrorism," "democracy" and "freedom," in a book that ultimately challenges the values and assumptions that pervade our culture. Contributors... more...
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