Rod Preece

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Brute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution

The Historical Status of Animals

UBC Press

In this provocative inquiry into the status of animals in human society from the fifth century BC to the present, Rod Preece provides a wholly new perspective on the human-animal relationship.

  • Copyright year: 2005
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Animals and Nature

Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities

UBC Press

“No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations.”

  • Copyright year: 1999
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Awe for the Tiger, Love for the Lamb

A Chronicle of Sensibility to Animals

UBC Press

This impressive compedium of writings, speaches, and other expression shows that respect for animals has always been part of human thought.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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Sins of the Flesh

A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought

UBC Press

Renowned animal rights author Rod Preece examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Animal Sensibility and Inclusive Justice in the Age of Bernard Shaw

UBC Press

Focusing on the ideas of Bernard Shaw, Rod Preece examines modernist views of animal rights in the context of late Victorian socialism.

  • Copyright year: 2011
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