false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184030185m/1479997.jpg 1479997 1 <p>"He's my kinda man."-Sarah Kramer, co-author of <em>How it all Vegan</em></p> <p>Suggest to the average leftist that animals should be part of broader liberation struggles, and-once they stop laughing-you'll find yourself casually dismissed. Starting from this skepticism regarding animal liberation, Bob Torres draws broadly upon Left theory to show how human oppression and animal oppression are intertwined through the exploitative dynamics of capitalism. With a focus on labor, property, and the life of commodities, <em>Making a Killing</em> contains key insights on the nature of domination, power, and hierarchy, and argues for a critical social theory that understands the human domination of nature in terms of the domination of human by human. An eye-opener for readers concerned with progressive politics, animal welfare-or both.</p> <p>Concluding with an analysis of the political praxis of veganism, the book puts forth an abolitionist theory of animal rights that challenges thinking both within the broader Left and the animal rights movement.</p> <p> <b>Bob Torres</b> is assistant professor of sociology at St. Lawrence University, received his PhD from Cornell University, and is co-author of <em>Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World.</em> His writings have appeared in <em>Critical Sociology</em>, <em>Journal of Latinos and Education</em>, <em>International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health</em>, and <em>Satya</em> magazine.</p> 1471066 3 1 2007 Making a Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights total:75|5:34|4:27|3:10|2:4|1:0| 75 316 187 21 5 1 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 22 22:12:56 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 00:44:11 -0700 2008
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I agree with Bob on many things, but, I can't say I enjoyed reading the book. It's that cold kind of logical...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 17 09:04:35 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 08 13:07:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 19:47:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 19:55:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Thu Nov 29 06:15:41 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 09:40:29 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 16:36:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 16:40:57 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 21:00:23 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 05:34:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 22 18:13:24 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 18:28:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 22 19:31:32 -0800 2008 Sun May 31 11:40:47 -0700 2009
However, the writing style was inaccessible for all but the most motivated readers who have experience with the types of theoretical academic pi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 14 16:01:20 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 11 11:07:56 -0700 2008 Making a Killing will one day be considered a game-changing piece of analysis. To point out, as Torres does, how little credence is given animal rights by people involved in wider struggles for justice and equality is important; to also point out, as Torres does...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 11 10:50:58 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 11:16:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 16:33:18 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 16:34:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 16:46:43 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 20:20:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 true false Mon Apr 07 16:43:27 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 10:01:03 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Apr 01 20:25:54 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 20:28:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 true false Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 11:36:26 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 11:40:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 29 21:52:49 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 17:37:27 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 10:41:04 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:49:29 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 14 08:05:58 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 08:06:08 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1479997