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Paperback. Rethinks the criteria governing agency and receptivity, health and toxicity, productivity and stillness Series: Perverse Modernities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352723
- ISBN
- 9780822352723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. Animal abuse is an increasingly recognised issue throughout the world and makes headlines every year. The plight of animals is well documented, but the hidden cost to those who help is not fully understood. This book covers definitions, types and explanations of forms of animal abuse, and then examines the impacts of animal abuse on professionals. Num Pages: 232 pages, 81. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939830
- ISBN
- 9781845939830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.19
€ 104.19
Paperback. A Comparative Philosophical Analysis. 208 pages. Helps explain the central notions of health and welfare by comparing the human and animal variants of these concepts. Split into three parts, this book starts by presenting a background of some of the major theories of human health and welfare. This is followed by a discussion of theories on animal welfare and health. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MZ; PSV. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 11. Weight: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930592
- ISBN
- 9781845930592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.51
€ 53.99
€ 51.51
Paperback. The determination of when, how, how often, and with whom an animal breeds is moving rapidly away from evolutionary pressures and towards human purposes. This book discusses the methods, the motivations, and the consequences of human intervention in animal breeding in terms of animal health, behaviour, and well-being. Num Pages: 336 pages, Photographs, illustrations, graphs, index. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSAD; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844075898
- ISBN
- 9781844075898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.41
€ 51.41
hardcover. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816653416
- ISBN
- 9780816653416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653423
- ISBN
- 9780816653423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. Attempts to lead the way through the moral maze that is our relationship with nonhuman animals. This book takes the reader step by step through the main parameters of the debate, demonstrating at each turn the different positions adopted. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630786
- ISBN
- 9780745630786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129053
- ISBN
- 9780231129053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. How should we treat non-human animals? In this book, the author addresses this simple question with trenchant, dispassionate reasoning. Accompanied by the disturbing evidence of factory farms and laboratories, his answers triggered the birth of the animal rights movement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 26. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847923844
- ISBN
- 9781847923844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.33
€ 24.99
€ 17.33
Hardback. A reprint of the classic work of importance on animal welfare. It provides insight into the system we continue to live with as the global population increases. It features chapters by international experts in animal welfare including Marion Stamp Dawkins, discussing the book's significant legacy and impact today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissued and Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780642840
- ISBN
- 9781780642840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.27
€ 43.99
€ 42.27
Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151894
- ISBN
- 9780231151894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151887
- ISBN
- 9780231151887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 79.73
€ 104.11
€ 79.73
Paperback. Observations of animals playing, solving problems, and behaving fairly toward each other reveal a range of animal behaviors and show that the ethical treatment of animals is a significant issue. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133482
- ISBN
- 9781592133482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.15
€ 35.99
€ 33.15
paperback. Includes essays that address concerns at the intersection of pragmatist philosophy and animal welfare. This title covers such topics as moral consideration of animals, the ethics of animal experimentation, institutional animal care, environmental protection of animal habitat, farm animal welfare, animal communication, and animal morals. Editor(s): McKenna, Erin; Light, Andrew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216939
- ISBN
- 9780253216939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.05
€ 24.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. In the early twenty-first century animals are news. This title looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890610
- ISBN
- 9781861890610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.97
€ 29.97
Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364. Applied Ethics and Human Obligations. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. 256 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158275
- ISBN
- 9780231158275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158268
- ISBN
- 9780231158268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 85.82
€ 112.39
€ 85.82
paperback. This book is both a careful academic study and a disturbing comment on how environmental activity may oppress a whole society, which raises serious questions about the motives and methods of the animal rights' movement in a much wider context than the case here studied. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Trade PB
- SKU
- V9780802068903
- ISBN
- 9780802068903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.31
€ 40.99
€ 36.31
Paperback. Animal rights sounds like a modern idea, but in fact - for over three millennia - philosophers, theologians, and political theorists have grappled with the question of our obligations toward animals. This anthology illuminates the complex evolution of moral thought regarding animals. It includes writings of authors from ancient Greece onwards. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew; Clarke, Paul Barry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134217
- ISBN
- 9780231134217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Animal rights sounds like a modern idea, but in fact - for over three millennia - philosophers, theologians, and political theorists have grappled with the question of our obligations toward animals. This anthology illuminates the complex evolution of moral thought regarding animals. It includes writings of authors from ancient Greece onwards. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew; Clarke, Paul Barry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134200
- ISBN
- 9780231134200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 79.80
€ 104.11
€ 79.80