Animal Rights: Political and Social Change in Britain since 1800 1861890141, 9781861890146, 1861890613, 9781861890610
The struggle for the rights of wild, farmed and domestic animals is not by any means a recent phenomenon. Controversies
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English Pages 274 Year 1998
Table of contents :
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
1 Radicals, Methodists and the law for animals in the streets......Page 14
2 Sight, spectacle and education: from Regent's Park zoo to Smithfield cattle market......Page 40
3 Continuity and change: fallen dogs and Victorian tales......Page 71
4 Bringing light into dark places: anti-vivisection and the animals of the home......Page 97
5 Dead animals: spectacle and food......Page 114
6 New century: new campaigns......Page 137
7 Greyfriars Bobby and Black Beauty go to war......Page 166
8 A meeting of the country and the town......Page 181
9 Continuing cruelty: unconcluded campaigns......Page 202
REFERENCES......Page 216
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 264
INDEX......Page 270
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
1 Radicals, Methodists and the law for animals in the streets......Page 14
2 Sight, spectacle and education: from Regent's Park zoo to Smithfield cattle market......Page 40
3 Continuity and change: fallen dogs and Victorian tales......Page 71
4 Bringing light into dark places: anti-vivisection and the animals of the home......Page 97
5 Dead animals: spectacle and food......Page 114
6 New century: new campaigns......Page 137
7 Greyfriars Bobby and Black Beauty go to war......Page 166
8 A meeting of the country and the town......Page 181
9 Continuing cruelty: unconcluded campaigns......Page 202
REFERENCES......Page 216
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 264
INDEX......Page 270
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