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Since the early nineteenth century, numerous campaigns have denounced the mistreatment of animals.Originally published in French as La cause animale, this book compares the British and French histories of the animal-protection movement to retrace its origins and assess its impact up to the present day. As Christophe Traini shows, the struggle for animal rights inextricably linked to the rise of philanthropy and established long before the birth of the ecology movement developed out of several important social and political processes, including changes in sensibilities and socially...

Research on social movements has historically focused on the traditional weapons of the working class, especially labor strikes and street demonstrations but everyday actions, such as eating or singing, which can also be turned into a means of protest, have yet to be fully explored. Originally published as La greve de la faim by Johanna SimeantandLa musique en colere by Christophe Traini, Bodies in Protest is an interdisciplinary and comparative history of these modes of action thatreveals how hunger strikes and music ranging from gospel songs to rock anthems can...