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Book SynopsisBy comparing practices of animal exploitation for food and resources in different societies over time, David A. Nibert finds in the domestication of animals, which he renames “domesecration,” a perversion of human ethics, the development of large-scale acts of violence, disastrous patterns of destruction, and epidemics of infectious disease.
Trade Review... A book with great cross-disciplinary appeal. Highly recommended. CHOICE An impressive and extensive historical analysis of key intersections between the exploitation of animals and the oppression of human beings. The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory A profoundly important book and should be widely read and discussed. AAG Review of Books One of the great virtues of Animal Oppression and Human Violence is that it holds the potential for providing the expanding but vastly interdisciplinary field of Animal Studies with a unifying theory, and is therefore a highly significant contribution to this field. -- Brian M. Lowe Society & Animals
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Nomadic Pastoralism, Ranching, and Violence 2. Domesecration and the Americas 3. Ranching and Violence in North America 4. Domesecration in the Western Plains 5. Capitalist Colonialism and Ranching Violence 6. Social Construction of the "Hamburger" Culture 7. The "Hamburger" Culture and Latin America 8. Domesecration and Impending Catastrophe 9. New Welfarism Notes Index
