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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-101438484356

ISBN-139781438484358

eBay Product ID (ePID)13057255542

Product Key Features

Number of Pages268 Pages

Publication NameAnimals in Irish Society

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFeminism & Feminist Theory, Sociology / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)

Publication Year2021

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorCorey Lee Wrenn

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2021-938473

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"This is a very good read, one that will interest not only animal activists but also historians, sociologists, critical legal scholars, and others." -- CHOICE, "This book is an ambitious piece of scholarship at the intersection of Irish studies and critical animal studies. It takes the reader on a unique historical and sociological journey exploring the complex and often contradictory relationships between Ireland's human animal and nonhuman habitants. This text will be of interest not just to sociologists but also to activists and academics with an interest in Irish studies, animal ethics, and/or animal studies." -- Journal of Animal Ethics "This is a very good read, one that will interest not only animal activists but also historians, sociologists, critical legal scholars, and others." -- CHOICE

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal179/.309415

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Timeline of Anti-speciesism Efforts in Ireland Introduction 1. Celticism, Christianity, and Animism in Gaelic Ireland 2. Human and Nonhuman Relationships under British Colonization 3. Activism for Other Animals in Ireland, Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 4. Modern Activism for Other Animals in Ireland 5. Nonhuman Animal Welfare and Irish Food Sovereignty Conclusion: Human-Nonhuman Relationships in the Global Era Notes Works Cited Index

SynopsisThe first exploration of vegan Irish epistemology, one that can be traced along its history of animism, agrarianism, ascendency, adaptation, and activism., The first exploration of vegan Irish epistemology, one that can be traced along its history of animism, agrarianism, ascendency, adaptation, and activism. Irish vegan studies are poised for increasing relevance as climate change threatens the legitimacy and longevity of animal agriculture and widespread health problems related to animal product consumption disrupt long held nutritional ideologies. Already a top producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, Ireland has committed to expanding animal agriculture despite impending crisis. The nexus of climate change, public health, and animal welfare present a challenge to the hegemony of the Irish state and neoliberal European governance. Efforts to resist animal rights and environmentalism highlight the struggle to sustain economic structures of inequality in a society caught between a colonialist past and a globalized future. Animals in Irish Society explores the vegan Irish epistemology, one that can be traced along its history of animism, agrarianism, ascendency, adaptation, and activism. From its zoomorphic pagan roots to its legacy of vegetarianism, Ireland has been more receptive to the interests of other animals than is currently acknowledged. More than a land of "meat" and potatoes, Ireland is a relevant, if overlooked, contributor to Western vegan thought.

LC Classification NumberHV4808.A3