{"product_id":"animal-rightshuman-rights-9780742517769","title":"Animal RightsHuman Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis accessible and cutting-edge work offers a new look at the history of western civilization, one that brings into focus the interrelated suffering of oppressed humans and other animals. Nibert argues persuasively that throughout history the exploitation of other animals has gone hand in hand with the oppression of women, people of color, and other oppressed groups. He maintains that the oppression both of humans and of other species of animals is inextricably tangled within the structure of social arrangements. Nibert asserts that human use and mistreatment of other animals are not natural and do little to further the human condition.   Nibert''s analysis emphasizes the economic and elite-driven character of prejudice, discrimination, and institutionalized repression of humans and other animals. His examination of the economic entanglements of the oppression of human and other animals is supplemented with an analysis of ideological forces and the use of state power in this sociologi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unbridled capitalism of the petrochemical-pharmaceutical, medical, and agricultural and energy industrial complexes, combined with the military and other government and nongovernmental establishments and organizations, has created a huge market and much wealth out of the exploitation and degradation of human and other life, harming the soil, our food, our health, and our quality of life. . . . This brilliant and well-referenced book, long overdue, is an incisive critque of the global problematique of Western civilization and the American way. -- Michael W. Fox, veterinarian, author, and syndicated columnist\u003cbr\u003eThis book should be essentail reading for all undergraduate students in the sciences and the humanities. David Nibert helps show us the way to a more humane and visable future. -- Michael W. Fox, veterinarian, author, and syndicated columnist\u003cbr\u003eA groundbreaking study of the interrelated oppressions of humans and other animals; rich in historical context, well-researched and well-written, a compelling revelation. -- Michael Parenti, author of The Face of Imperialism and God and His Demons\u003cbr\u003eWe live no separate history—oppression and denial harm both workers and the other animals. Yet common oppressions present an uncommon challenge. David Nibert moves the analysis to the next step with Animal Rights\/Human Rights. In these pages are important insights, urgent connections, and a vital, liberating theory. -- Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat\u003cbr\u003eNibert presents a highly provocative, engaging, and accessible discussion of how capitalism has commodified the interests of both humans and nonhumans, and that the 'freedom' supposedly provided by capitalism results in the oppression of us all. The animal rights movement—particularly in the United States—has largely ignored the economic underpinnings of animal exploitation. And American progressives have largely ignored the issue of animal rights. Nibert's book is essential reading for both groups. -- Gary L. Francione, Distinguished Professor of Law; Katzenbach Scholar of Law \u0026amp; Philosophy, Rutgers University\u003cbr\u003eIs capitalism all that it's cracked up to be? Or is something wrong when kids (who can afford to) can explore the whole universe over the Internet, yet are not safe enough to walk their own neighborhood streets? When a man who can entertain himself (and does) with all manner of techno-gadgetry, takes 'time out' to shoot deer and doves for fun? Thoughtful, engaging, and filled with gripping examples from the history books of how prejudice and economic bullying can create true misery for the have-nots of any race, gender, or species. Far more than dinner table discussion, this is food for progressive thought. -- Ingrid Newkirk, president, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Foreword Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 Toward A Sociological Analysis of Animal Oppression Chapter 4 2 Economic Basis of Animal Oppression Chapter 5 3 Capitalist Expansion and Oppression Chapter 6 4 The Growth of Agribusiness and Global Oppression Chapter 7 5 Oppression and the Capitalist State Chapter 8 6 The Social Construction of Speciesist Reality Chapter 9 7 Toward A United Struggle against Oppression","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037572596055,"sku":"9780742517769","price":53.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742517769.jpg?v=1750936316","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/animal-rightshuman-rights-9780742517769","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}