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An in-depth look at the social issues involved with animal rights, including scientific experimentation and animal harvesting, as well as the ongoing debate between animal rights activists and the scientific community.
Animal Rights raises both the moral and practical questions inherent in the issue and examines how societies have reacted to animal testing in the past. Author Clifford Sherry discusses the philosophical basis of animal rights, presents the pros and cons of their use for research, reviews the issues surrounding animal rights, including experimentation and animal harvesting, and presents the history of the issue, significant federal legislation, and arguments of activists on both sides of the debate.
Each volume is well organized and written in language that is easy to understand. Subsequent sections include biographical sketches of individuals who have helped shape modern attitudes toward experimentation; legal documents, laws, and U.S. federal legislation; a detailed listing of organizations and government agencies; and bibliographies of selected print and nonprint resources.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 7 UpEach volume begins with an introduction in which the issue is described, defined, or reviewed, followed by a chronology of events that provides a historical overview. Subsequent sections include biographical sketches, legal documents or laws, organizations and government agencies, and bibliographies of selected print and nonprint resources. Sports Ethics presents some of the major questions concerning children in sports, college athletics, the Olympics, professionals, racism, women, drug abuse, and media relations. Global Refugee discusses the current controversy regarding the handling of the refugee problem by the U.S. government and the international community. Sherry discusses the philosophical basis of animal rights, presents the pros and cons of their use for research, and includes a graphic description of a human abortion, speculating on the pain the fetus suffers and asking how we can expect people to extend ``personhood'' to other species when those rights are not extended to human embryos. Each volume is well organized and written in language that is easy to understand.Dana McDougald, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Choice 评论
Sherry has prepared a rambling, often bewildering book. Although his subject is "animal rights," the author tends to lose focus, with digressions ranging from abortion to the Constitutional Bill of Rights. The discussion of animal rights themselves encompasses biographical sketches of 14 animal activists both past and current, a chronology from 10,000 BCE to 1992, a quick rehash of earlier writings by Peter Singer and others, and--perhaps the most useful part--listings of organizations and resources, including videotapes. Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints ed. by Janelle Rohr (1989) and Bettina Manzo's The Animal Rights Movement in the United States, 1975-1990: An Annotated Bibliography (CH, Apr'95) provide more complete sources. Not recommended, except possibly for its lists. N. Kupferberg; Ferris State University
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
This book is part of the publisher's highly regarded series. The first quarter presents an overview and chronology of the animal rights movement, followed by biographical sketches of key figures. Included is a section on federal laws dealing with the protection of animals, and a summary of animal rights litigation, although relatively little has occurred to date. The remainder of the volume is composed of lists of various types of resources for further information. A comprehensive list of print and nonprint materials includes electronic bulletin boards, online databases, and videos. Organizations are listed with address, phone number, and publications. The list of organizations seems to favor animal rights activists, although it does include a sport fishing group and the National Trappers Association. In general Sherry (Opportunities in Medical Imaging Careers, VCH Publishers, 1993) provides a balanced view of the animal rights movement, without noticeably taking a stand on either side of the issues. Recommended, especially for academic libraries.-Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.