{"product_id":"the-capitalist-commodification-of-animals-9781839826818","title":"The Capitalist Commodification of Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brett Clark | Tamar Diana Wilson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile animal suffering and abuse have taken place throughout history, the alienation of humanity from nature caused by the development of capitalism - by the logic of capital and its system of generalized commodity production - accelerated and increased the depredations in scope and scale.\u003cbr\u003e The capitalist commodification of animals is extensive. It includes, but is not limited to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003elivestock production in concentrated animal feeding operations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eleather and fur production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe ivory trade in which tusks are used for 'traditional medicines; or carved into decorative objects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eentertainment such as in zoos, marine parks, and circuses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elaboratory experimentation to test medicines, beauty products, pesticides, and other chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe pursuit of trophy hunting, sometimes on canned farms and sometimes in the wild\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebioengineering of livestock and of animals used in laboratories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e The contributors to this special issue of Research in Political Economy provide insightful analyses that address the historical transformations in the material conditions and ideological conceptions of nonhuman animals, alienated speciesism, the larger ecological crisis that is undermining the conditions of life for all species, and the capitalist commodification of animals that results in widespread suffering, death, and profits. This book is a must-read not only for political economists, but also for researchers interested in animal studies, environmentalism, and sustainability.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46453154644119,"sku":"9781839826818","price":11857.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781839826818.webp?v=1769143573","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-capitalist-commodification-of-animals-9781839826818","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}