{"product_id":"man-is-the-cruelest-animal-lyle-munro-9780949313454","title":"Man is the Cruelest Animal: Essays on the Human-Animal Link","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan is the Cruelest Animal \u003c\/em\u003efeatures four main themes and essays on the human-animal link: \u003cem\u003eHistory, Cruelty, Activism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePerspectives\u003c\/em\u003e. Each theme is comprised of four peer-reviewed essays. In \u003cem\u003eHistory, \u003c\/em\u003e the centuries-old animal protection societies that preceded the modern animal rights movement of the 1970s are described. \u003cem\u003eCruelty\u003c\/em\u003e highlights what drives animal activist campaigns, especially practices involving the (ab)use of animals in food production, research, entertainment and hunting. \u003cem\u003eActivism\u003c\/em\u003e analyses the strategies-persuasion, protest, non-cooperation and interference-and the associated tactics of animal activists in the USA, the UK and Australia. \u003cem\u003ePerspectives\u003c\/em\u003e identifies some of the conflicts involving counter movements against\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe theory and practice of animal rights and the prospect of achieving common cause in resolving the worst features of human-animal interactions. The concluding section of the book is in two parts: Part 1 focuses on \u003cem\u003ePandemics and Life Chances\u003c\/em\u003e, a topic that is of obvious relevance in the current era, while Part 2 features an annotated guide to recommended reading on the four main themes covered in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyle Munro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0949313459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780949313454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Common Ground Research Networks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lyle Munro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075456200959,"sku":"9780949313454","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6433ca4-243c-463a-ab31-02a999f54de5.jpg?v=1685459528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-is-the-cruelest-animal-lyle-munro-9780949313454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}