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For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States Cover Image

For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States / Diane L. Beers.

Beers, Diane L. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780804010870
ISBN: 0804010870
Physical Description: xvi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, [2006]
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-294) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history -- A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy -- Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians -- "The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915 -- Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45 -- "Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945 -- The road to liberation : the rise of the postwar movement and the era of legislation, 1945-75 -- Epilogue.