The Animal Rights Struggle / Christophe Traïni.

• VerfasserIn: Traïni, Christophe,
• Place / Publishing House: Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2019; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2015; 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Protest and social movements ; 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (207 pages) :; illustrations
• Notes: Text translated by Richard Jemmett.; Translation of: La cause animale. Essai de sociologie historique (1820-1980).
• Other title: Cause animale, 1820-1980.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9048527031
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christophe Traïni.

Since the early nineteenth century, numerous campaigns have denounced the mistreatment of animals. This book compares the British and French histories of the animal-protection movement to retrace its origins and impact up to the present day. As Christophe Traïni shows, the struggle for animal rights - inextricably linked to the rise of philanthropy and established long before the birth of the ecology movement - developed out of several important social and political processes, including changes in sensibilities and socially approved emotions, new definitions of what constitutes legitimate violence, and the influence of religious beliefs.