Animals and Sociology challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of sociology. Sociology often centers on humans; however, other animals are everywhere in society. Kay Peggs explores the sign
How were animals treated in the Classical world, and how did ancient authors respond to animals in Greek and Roman life? The place of the animal in ancient philosophy has been well-studied, but in soc
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book explores the social history of the anti-vivisection movement in Britain from its nineteenth-century beginnings until the 1960s. It discusse
While much has been written on environmental politics on the one hand, and animal ethics and welfare on the other, animal politics, as the interface of the two, is underexamined. There are key politic
African ethics is primarily concerned with community and harmonious communal relationships. The claim is frequently made on behalf of African moral beliefs and customs that they do not objectify and e
This book focuses on multiculturalism, racism and the interests of nonhuman animals. Each are, in their own right, rapidly growing and controversial fields of enquiry, but how do multiculturalism and
