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Elephants and ethics : toward a morality of coexistence /

"In Elephants and Ethics, Christen Wemmer and Catherine A. Christen assemble an international cohort of experts to review the history of human-elephant relations, discuss current issues of vital concern to elephant welfare, and assess the prospects for the ethical coexistence of both species.&q...

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Other Authors: Wemmer, Christen M. (Editor), Christen, Catherine A. (Catherine Ann) (Editor), Seidensticker, John (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Elephants > Effect of human beings on > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects.
Elephant trade.
Éléphants, Effets de l'homme sur les > Aspect moral.
Animaux > Protection > Aspect moral.
Éléphants > Effets de l'homme sur > Aspect moral.
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects
Elephant trade
Tierethik
Elefanten
Elefanten > Mensch > Geschichte.
Mensch > Elefanten > Geschichte.
Elefanten.
Tierethik.
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Summary:"In Elephants and Ethics, Christen Wemmer and Catherine A. Christen assemble an international cohort of experts to review the history of human-elephant relations, discuss current issues of vital concern to elephant welfare, and assess the prospects for the ethical coexistence of both species."--Front flap.
Physical Description:xvii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780801888182
0801888182