First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society's ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with eating animals and masculinity. This iconic book, referenced in rock songs, feminist artwork and even a Law and Order SVU episode, continues to change the lives of its readers today.Published to celebrate the book's 35th anniversary, this Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new introduction that reflects on how recent events continue to prove the relevance of this influential work.…mehr
First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society's ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with eating animals and masculinity. This iconic book, referenced in rock songs, feminist artwork and even a Law and Order SVU episode, continues to change the lives of its readers today.Published to celebrate the book's 35th anniversary, this Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new introduction that reflects on how recent events continue to prove the relevance of this influential work.
Carol J. Adams is the author of numerous books including her germinal The Sexual Politics of Meat, as well as Burger, Protest Kitchen, The Pornography of Meat, and others. She is the co-editor of several anthologies on feminist theory and animals. She has been an activist against domestic violence, racism, and homelessness, and for reproductive justice and fair housing practices. A new generation of feminists, artists, and activists respond to her work in Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and The Sexual Politics of Meat and The Art of the Animal: 14 Women Artists Explore The Sexual Politics of Meat. www.caroljadams.com
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List of IllustrationsIntroduction to the Thirty-fifth Anniversary EditionPreface to the Original EditionAcknowledgmentsAcknowledgements to the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary/Bloomsbury Revelations EditionAbout the ArtistsPart One: The Patriarchal Texts of MeatChapter 1The Sexual Politics of MeatChapter 2The Rape of Animals, the Butchering of WomenChapter 3Masked Violence, Muted VoicesChapter 4The Word Made FleshPart Two: From the Belly of ZeusChapter 5Dismembered Texts, Dismembered AnimalsChapter 6Frankenstein's Vegetarian MonsterChapter 7Feminism, the Great War, and Modern VegetarianismPart Three: Eat Rice Have Faith in WomenChapter 8The Distortion of the Vegetarian BodyChapter 9For a Feminist-Vegan Critical TheoryEpilogue:Destabilizing Patriarchal ConsumptionNotesSelect BibliographyThirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition BibliographyIndex
List of IllustrationsIntroduction to the Thirty-fifth Anniversary EditionPreface to the Original EditionAcknowledgmentsAcknowledgements to the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary/Bloomsbury Revelations EditionAbout the ArtistsPart One: The Patriarchal Texts of MeatChapter 1The Sexual Politics of MeatChapter 2The Rape of Animals, the Butchering of WomenChapter 3Masked Violence, Muted VoicesChapter 4The Word Made FleshPart Two: From the Belly of ZeusChapter 5Dismembered Texts, Dismembered AnimalsChapter 6Frankenstein's Vegetarian MonsterChapter 7Feminism, the Great War, and Modern VegetarianismPart Three: Eat Rice Have Faith in WomenChapter 8The Distortion of the Vegetarian BodyChapter 9For a Feminist-Vegan Critical TheoryEpilogue:Destabilizing Patriarchal ConsumptionNotesSelect BibliographyThirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition BibliographyIndex
Rezensionen
The connections traced between rampant masculinity, misogyny, carnivorism, and militarism operate as powerfully today as when Carol Adams first diagnosed them twenty years ago. J. M. Coetzee
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