Animal Oppression and Human Violence
Author | : David Nibert |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2013-04-30 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231151894 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231151896 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Animal Oppression and Human Violence by : David Nibert
Download or read book Animal Oppression and Human Violence written by David Nibert and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By comparing practices of animal exploitation for food and resources in different societies over time, David A. Nibert finds in the domestication of animals, which he renames "domesecration," a perversion of human ethics, the development of large-scale acts of violence, disastrous patterns of destruction, and epidemics of infectious disease.