{"product_id":"animals-and-nature-9780774807241","title":"Animals and Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity’s relationship with nature and especially with animals. -- Diane Baltaz * Canadian Forum *\u003cbr\u003ePreece is a scholar of enormous intellect who makes the long-overdue case that western civilization need look no further than its own myths and traditions to justify the ethical treatment of animals. -- Terry Glavin * Georgia Straight *\u003cbr\u003eA new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd * Vancouver Sun *\u003cbr\u003eNo previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Denigration of the West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Advocacy Scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 “Beastliness” and “Brutality”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Animals All?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Rationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Alienation from Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 From the Great Chain of Being to the Theory of Evolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Aboriginal and Oriental Harmony with Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Gaea and the Universal Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404904538455,"sku":"9780774807241","price":73.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774807241.jpg?v=1730488005","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/animals-and-nature-9780774807241","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}