Murdering Animals - Writings on Theriocide, Homicide and Nonspeciesist Criminology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

Murdering Animals confronts the speciesism underlying the disparate social censures of homicide and "theriocide" (the killing of animals by humans), and as such, is a plea to take animal rights seriously. Its substantive topics include the criminal prosecution and execution of justiciable animals in early modern Europe; images of hunters put on trial by their prey in the upside-down world of the Dutch Golden Age; the artist William Hogarth's patriotic depictions of animals in 18th Century London; and the playwright J.M. Synge's representation of parricide in fin de siecle Ireland. Combining insights from intellectual history, the history of the fine and performing arts, and what is known about today's invisibilised sites of animal killing, Murdering Animals inevitably asks: should theriocide be considered murder? With its strong multi- and interdisciplinary approach, this work of collaboration will appeal to scholars of social and species justice in animal studies, criminology, sociology and law.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Piers Beirne
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	225
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-57467-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-57467-4
Barcode:	9781137574671

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