Political Theory and the Animal/Human Relationship (SUNY series in New Political Science)

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Synopsis
The division of life into animal and human is one of the fundamental schisms found within political societies. Ironically, given the immense influence of the animal/human divide, especially upon power dynamics, the discipline in charge of theorizing and studying power—political science and theory—has had little to say about the animal/human. This book seeks to amend this vast oversight. Acknowledging the complexity of the changing differences between animals and humans, the contributors explore such topics as Marx, Freud, the animal, and civilization; dog breeding, racism, and democracy; the meaningful silences of animals; how sovereignty reconfigures the animal/human; and the paradoxical struggles against being dehumanized among immigrant workers in a slaughterhouse. Political Theory and the Animal/Human Relationship is necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand how power has been influenced by the animal/human divide, and what we can do about it.
Copyright:
2016

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ISBN-13:
9781438459905
Related ISBNs:
9781438459882, 9781438459899
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
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Copyrighted By:
State University of New York
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Judith Grant
Edited by:
Vincent G. Jungkunz

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