Animal Rights
Subtitle: Political and Social Change in Britain since 1800
Publisher: Reaktion Books; Reaktion
Published: August 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781861890146
Subjects: Demonstrations & protest movements; Pressure groups & lobbying; Social history; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Great Britain; Animal Science (Specific Aspects); Bioethics; Nature; Animals; Political aspects; Philosophy; United Kingdom, Great Britain; History; Education / Multicultural Education; Animal welfare; Animal Rights
Description: In recent years, Parliamentary debates, protests against fox hunting and television shows have all focused on the way in which the British treat animals. This book examines the cultural and social role of animals in Britain from 1800 to the present.