The Animal Catalyst

by Charles J. Stivale and Patricia MacCormack

Book Overview

The Animal Catalyst deals with the 'question' of 'what is an animal' and also in some instances, 'what is a human'? It pushes critical animal studies in important new directions; it re-examines basic assumptions, suggests new paradigms for how we can live and function ecologically, in a world that is not simply "ours." It argues that it is not enough to recognise the ethical demands placed upon us by our encounters with animals, or to critique...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472526848
• ISBN13: 9781472526847
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"