Tells the story of animal exploitation and the battle foe animal justice. After describing the roots of animal rights in the ancient world, Phelps follows the development of animal protection through the Enlightenment, the anti-vivisection battles of the Victorian Era and the birth of the modern animal rights movement with the publication of Peter Singer's Animal Liberation.
Includes discussion of the merits of grassroots v's national, abolition v's new welfareist, militant v's fluffy.
Published by Lantern Books, written by Norm Phelps.
Product Code: 9781590561065