EMPTY CAGES: Facing The Challenge Of Animal Rights. Foreword By Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ~SIGNED COPY~

Regan, Tom

ISBN 10: 0742533522 / ISBN 13: 9780742533523

Published by London etc~. 2003. Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

red & black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings (except for author's inscription). dustwrapper in very fine cond. as new. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). SIGNED with a personalized inscription on the title pg ["To Kimberly, Yours in The Struggle, Tom Regan"] . xi+227p. + about the author. b&w tipped in plate. notes. index. philosophy. biology. religion. politics. social science. ~ Described by Jeffrey Masson as "the single best introduction to animal rights ever written," this new book by Tom Regan will structure the animal rights debate for generations to come. In a style at once simple and elegant, Regan dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates as portrayed by the mass media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of "humane treatment" favored by animal exploiters in both familiar and less well~documented contexts, and explains why existing laws function to legitimize institutional cruelty. In so doing, Regan invites readers to join the struggle for animal rights~one person at a time, one step at a time. Written by the leading philosophical spokesperson for animal rights, Tom Regan's shocking expose of animal abuse makes an essential and lasting contribution that will significantly impact the history of animal rights advocacy in America. Seller Inventory # 10032502

Synopsis:

Described by Jeffrey Masson as "the single best introduction to animal rights ever written," this new book by Tom Regan will structure the animal rights debate for generations to come. In a style at once simple and elegant, Regan dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates perpetrated by the mass media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of "humane treatment" favored by animal exploiters, and explains why existing laws function to legitimize institutional cruelty. Written by the leading philosophical spokesperson for animal rights, Tom Regan's shocking exposé of animal abuse makes an essential and lasting contribution that will significantly impact the history of animal rights advocacy in America.

About the Author: Tom Regan is emeritus professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The author of more than twenty books, he is universally recognized as the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement. Among his most well-known works on animal rights are The Case for Animal Rights (1983), The Struggle for Animal Rights (1987), Defending Animal Rights (2001), and, with Carl Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate (2001).

Bibliographic Details

Title: EMPTY CAGES: Facing The Challenge Of Animal ...
Publisher: London etc~. 2003. Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition