Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement

by Gary L. Francione

Book Overview

Are "animal welfare" supporters indistinguishable from the animal exploiters they oppose? Do reformist measures reaffirm the underlying principles that make animal exploitation possible in the first place? In this provocative book, Gary L. Francione argues that the modern animal rights movement has become indistinguishable from a century-old concern with the welfare of animals that in no way prevents them from being exploited.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566394619
• ISBN13: 9781566394611
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"