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Wild animals and American environmental ethics

Title: Wild animals and American environmental ethics / Lisa Mighetto.
Author: Mighetto, Lisa, 1955-
Publication: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1991.

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Description

xiv, 177 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Human attitudes toward animals have followed an interesting progression since the conservation movement began in the mid-19th century. This book traces the changing patterns of human perceptions of wild animals through a study of the literature of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Photographs, as well as literary references from such authors as Jack London, John Muir, and Rachel Carson, are used to illustrate people's attitudes toward wildlife. The author does not argue either for or against the animal rights movement. She advocates acceptance of animals as they are and tries to combat the human-centeredness that has pervaded our thinking about the animal kingdom. This well-written volume would be an interesting addition to environmental collections in academic libraries."--Amazon.com Lib. J. review.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-165) and index.

Contents

Science and sentiment : Animals in the "new school" of nature writing -- Wilderness hunters and bird lovers : early motivations for wildlife protection -- The new humanitarianism -- The barbarians of civilization : an analysis of humanitarian protests -- Working out the beat : American perceptions of predators -- Biocentrism : a new ethic for wildlife -- New directions for protection.

ISBN

0816511608
9780816511600
0816512663
9780816512669

LCCN

91016910

OCLC

ocm23732238
23732238
SCSB-1957850

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Princeton University Library