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Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations
Adams
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Description for Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations
Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Carol J.; Donovan, Josephine. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are inextricably connected to the ways in which we comprehend and abuse other species. Furthermore, it demonstrates that such a focus does not distract from the struggle for women’s rights, but rather contributes to it.
This wide-ranging multidisciplinary anthology presents original material from scholars in a variety of fields, as well as a rare, early article ... Read more
Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are inextricably connected to the ways in which we comprehend and abuse other species. Furthermore, it demonstrates that such a focus does not distract from the struggle for women’s rights, but rather contributes to it.
This wide-ranging multidisciplinary anthology presents original material from scholars in a variety of fields, as well as a rare, early article ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822316671
SKU
V9780822316671
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About Adams
Carol J. Adams is a writer and a professional consultant on issues of sexual harassment and sexual violence. She is the author of several books, including The Sexual Politics of Meat and, most recently, Neither Man nor Beast. Josephine Donovan is Professor of English at the University of Maine, Orono. She is the author of many books, including Feminist ... Read more
Reviews for Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations
"This is an outstanding collection. The authors write expertly on the surprisingly intimate relation between attitudes toward animals and women in our culture. From reading their work on pornography, the treatment of 'laboratory' animals, hunting, wife-beating, and factory farming I have learned a tremendous amount. This superbly edited volume makes an important contribution to the cause of animal and human ... Read more