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Author:

Pearson, Susan J.

Title:

The rights of the defenseless : protecting animals and children in Gilded Age America / Susan J. Pearson.

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

ix, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Child welfare--United States--History.
Animal rights--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: the legend of Mary Ellen Wilson -- "The child is an animal": domesticity, discipline, and the logic of joint protection -- "A relic of barbarism": cruelty, civilization, and social order -- "The rights of whatever can suffer": reconciling liberalism and dependence -- "The dove has claws": sympathy and state power -- Conclusion: from cruelty to child welfare.

ISBN:

0226652017
9780226652016

OCLC:

(OCoLC)666235014

LCCN:

2010042774

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)