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Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare

Marc Bekoff editor Carron A Meaney editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:1st Jun '98

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Winner of the 1998 Library Association Best Reference Book Award.

Original contributions, from over 125 well-known philosophers, biologists, and psychologists in this field, create a well-balanced and multi-disciplinary work, providing a provocative overview of the many different perspectives on the issues.

Human beings' responsibility to and for their fellow animals has become an increasingly controversial subject. This book provides a provocative overview of the many different perspectives on the issues of animal rights and animal welfare in an easy-to-use encyclopedic format. Original contributions, from over 125 well-known philosophers, biologists, and psychologists in this field, create a well-balanced and multi-disciplinary work. Users will be able to examine critically the varied angles and arguments and gain a better understanding of the history and development of animal rights and animal protectionist movements around the world.

Outstanding Reference Source
Best Reference Source

'This monumental work deserves a place in every reference collection.' - Library Journal

ISBN: 9781579580827

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 816g

470 pages