Consuming the surplus: Expanding “meat” consumption and animal oppression

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 76-96

  Winders, Bill ^a   Nibert, David ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Wittenberg University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal agriculture; Animal Rights; Factory farming; Meat subsidies; Oppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247650583     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330410790786     Document Type: Article

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