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Beers, Diane L.

For the prevention of cruelty the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States / [electronic resource] : Diane L. Beers. - Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2006. - xvi, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-294) and index.

Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history -- A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy -- Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians -- "The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915 -- Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45 -- "Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945 -- The road to liberation : the rise of the postwar movement and the era of legislation, 1945-75 -- Epilogue.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2007.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA651032 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Animal rights movement--History.--United States
Animal welfare--History.--United States
Animal rights--History.--United States

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV4764 / .B44 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 179/.30973