{"product_id":"the-criminal-prosecution-and-capital-e-p-evans-9781886363526","title":"The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals","description":"Can an Animal Commit a Crime? This pioneering work collects an amazing assemblage of court cases in which animals have been named as defendants--chickens, rats, field mice, bees, gnats, and (in 34 recorded instances) pigs, among others-- providing insight into such modern issues as animal rights, capital punishment, and social and criminal theory. Evans suggests an intriguing distinction between trials of specific animals or particular crimes, such as the \"murder\" of an infant by a pig, and trials for larger, catastrophic events, such as plagues and infestations. In the latter case, Evans suggests a parallel to witchcraft. Edward Payson Evans  1831-1917], a historian, linguist and associate of Ralph Waldo Emerson, taught at the University of Michigan before moving to Germany, where he became a specialist in Oriental languages and German literature. A prolific author, his other Animal-related books are Animal Symbolism in Art and Literature and Animal Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Architecture, both published in 1887. CONTENTS Introduction 1. Bugs and Beasts before the Law 2. Medi val and Modern Penology Appendix Bibliography Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. P. Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1886363528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781886363526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"E. P. Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939069067519,"sku":"9781886363526","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d07da866-ea65-4fef-b8f3-d0c7c04af508.jpg?v=1681439311","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-criminal-prosecution-and-capital-e-p-evans-9781886363526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}