The gospel of kindness : animal welfare and the making of modern America /

This book investigates the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War, a time span encompassing the nation's shift from muscle power to motorization. Dedicated primarily to laboring animals at its...

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Main Author:	Davis, Janet M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Animal welfare > United States > History. Animal rights > United States > History. Social values > United States > History. United States > Social conditions. United States > History. Animaux > Droits > États-Unis > Histoire. Valeurs sociales > États-Unis > Histoire. États-Unis > Conditions sociales. États-Unis > Histoire. HISTORY > United States > General. NATURE > Animal Rights. PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Animal rights Animal welfare Social conditions Social values United States Tierrecht Tierschutz USA Electronic books. History
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by Davis, Janet M.
Published 2016

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