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Most traditional narratives portray humanity's use of other animals as natural and necessary for human social development and present the idea that capitalism is generally a positive force in the world. But is this worldview accurate, or just a convenient, easy-to-accept way to ignore what is really happening--a systematic oppression of animals that simultaneously results in environmental destruction and places insurmountable obstacles in the path to a sustainable and peaceful future? David Nibert'sAnimal Oppression and Capitalismis a timely two-volume set that calls into question the capitalist system at a point in human history when inequality and the imbalance in the distribution of wealth are growing domestically and internationally. Expert contributors show why the oppression of animals--particularly the use of other animals as food--is increasingly being linked to unfavorable climate change and the depletion of fresh water and other vital resources. Readers will also learn about the tragic connections between the production of animal products and global hunger and expanded regional violence and warfare, and they will understand how many common human health problems--including heart attacks, strokes, and various forms of cancer--develop as a result of consuming animal products.
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Animal Oppression and Capitalism
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Animal Oppression and Capitalism Volume 1: The Oppression of Nonhuman Animals as Sources of Food David Nibert, Editor Art by Sue Coe
Copyright © 2017 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherw ise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Nibert, David Alan, 1953- editor. Title: Animal oppression and capitalism / David Nibert, editor. Description: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017003395 (print) | LCCN 2017021198 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440850745 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440850738 (set : hbk : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781440850752 (vol. 1 : hbk : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781440850769 (vol. 2 : hbk : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Animal welfare. | Animal rights. | Capitalism—Moral and ethical aspects. Classification: LCC HV4708 (ebook) | LCC HV4708 .A5486 2017 (print) | DDC 179/.3—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017003395 ISBN: 978-1-4408-5073-8 (set) 978-1-4408-5075-2 (vol. 1) 978-1-4408-5076-9 (vol. 2) EISBN: 978-1-4408-5074-5 21 20 19 18 17 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an ebook. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
Volume 1 The Oppression of Nonhuman Animals as Sources of Food Chicken Slaughterhouse, Sue Coe x Introduction xi David Nibert Chapter 1 The Chicken-Industrial Complex and Elite White Men: Connecting the Oppression of H umans and Other Animals 1 Kimberley Ducey
Machine Cow, Sue Coe 18 Chapter 2 Hiding and Legitimating Oppression in “Dairy Product” Advert