{"product_id":"the-capitalist-commodification-of-animals-9781839826818","title":"The Capitalist Commodification of Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile animal suffering and abuse have taken place throughout history, the alienation of humanity from nature caused by the development of capitalism - by the logic of capital and its system of generalized commodity production - accelerated and increased the depredations in scope and scale.\u003cbr\u003e The capitalist commodification of animals is extensive. It includes, but is not limited to:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elivestock production in concentrated animal feeding operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eleather and fur production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe ivory trade in which tusks are used for 'traditional medicines; or carved into decorative objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eentertainment such as in zoos, marine parks, and circuses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elaboratory experimentation to test medicines, beauty products, pesticides, and other chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe pursuit of trophy hunting, sometimes on canned farms and sometimes in the wild\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebioengineering of livestock and of animals used in laboratories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The contributors to this special issue of Research in Political Economy provide insightful analyses that address the historical transformations in the material conditions and ideological conceptions of nonhuman animals, alienated speciesism, the larger ecological crisis that is undermining the conditions of life for all species, and the capitalist commodification of animals that results in widespread suffering, death, and profits. This book is a must-read not only for political economists, but also for researchers interested in animal studies, environmentalism, and sustainability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. The Capitalist Commodification of Animals: A Brief Introduction; \u003ci\u003eBrett Clark and Tamar Diana Wilson \u003c\/i\u003ePart I. Theoretical Approaches to the Commodification of Animals  Chapter 1. It’s Not Humans, It’s Animal Capital;\u003ci\u003e Christian Stache \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 2. Animals and Nature: The Co-Modification of the Sentient Biosphere; \u003ci\u003ePaula Brügger \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 3. Abstract Life, Abstract Labor, Abstract Mind; \u003ci\u003eCharles Thorpe and Brynna Jacobson \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 4. Mission Impossible? Reflections on Objectification and Instrumentalization of Animals in the Economy; \u003ci\u003eWolfgang Leyk \u003c\/i\u003e  Part II. Case Studies of the Commodification of Animals  Chapter 5. The Commodification of Living Beings in the Fur Trade: The Intersection Cheap Raw Materials and Cheap Labor; \u003ci\u003eTamar Diana Wilson \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 6. Capitalism Has Granted Wolves a Temporary Reprieve from Extinction; \u003ci\u003eAlexander Simon \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 7. The Landowners’ Ethic: Aldo Leopold, Game Management, and Private Property; \u003ci\u003eCade Jameson  \u003c\/i\u003e Part III. Argentina’s Working Class  Chapter 8. The Dynamics of Violence and Labor Conflict in Villa Constitución, Argentina, 1973-1975; \u003ci\u003eAgustín Santella \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413295178071,"sku":"9781839826818","price":82.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781839826818.jpg?v=1730519669","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-capitalist-commodification-of-animals-9781839826818","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}