Animals, Race, and Multiculturalism

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This book focuses on multiculturalism, racism and the interests of nonhuman animals. Each are, in their own right, rapidly growing and controversial fields of enquiry, but how do multiculturalism and racism intersect with the debate concerning animals and their interests? This a deceptively simple question but on that is becoming ever more pressing as we examine our societal practices in a pluralistic world. Collating the work of a diverse group of academics from across the world, the book includes writing on a wide range of subjects and addressing contemporary issues in this critical arena. Subjects covered include multiculturalism, group rights and the limits of tolerance; ethnocentrism and animals; racism and discrimination and non-Western alternatives to animal rights and welfare. The book will be of interest to researchers, lecturers and advanced students as well as range of social justice organisations, government institutions, animal activist organisations and environmental groups. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction (Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues, Les Mitchell)....Pages 1-9 Group Privilege and Political Division: The Problem of Fox Hunting in the UK (Tony Milligan)....Pages 11-33 Political Liberalism, Human Cultures, and Nonhuman Lives (Angie Pepper)....Pages 35-59 Is Multiculturalism Good for Animals? (Maneesha Deckha)....Pages 61-93 Legal Protection for Whales: Capabilities, Entitlements, and Culture (Rachel Nussbaum Wichert, Martha C. Nussbaum)....Pages 95-120 Animals and the Challenges of Ethnocentrism (Kai Horsthemke)....Pages 121-146 Racism, Speciesism and Suffering (Abraham Olivier, Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues)....Pages 147-174 Animals Off the Menu: A Racist Proposal? (Michael Glover)....Pages 175-199 Do Political Parties Instrumentalize Animal Rights? A Comparison of Votes and Arguments in Two Parliamentary Debates (Herman Lelieveldt)....Pages 201-223 Kaporos: Multiculturalism, Ethics, and Anymals (Lisa Kemmerer)....Pages 225-254 Islam and Animals in the Postdomestic Context (Magfirah Dahlan)....Pages 255-268 Duties Toward Animals versus Rights to Culture: An African Approach to the Conflict in Terms of Communion (Thaddeus Metz)....Pages 269-294 Afterword: Realigning Multiculturalism and Animal Rights (Will Kymlicka)....Pages 295-304 Back Matter ....Pages 305-307