Structured around the five most important schools within contemporary political theory: liberalism, utilitarianism, communitarianism, Marxism and feminism, this is the first introductory level text to offer an accessible overview on the status of animals in contemporary political theory.

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ALASDAIR COCHRANE is Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He has published on animal ethics, bioethics, human rights and environmental ethics in journals such as Political Studies, Utilitas, Bioethics and Res Publica.

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Series Editors' Foreword Introduction: Animals and Political Theory Animals in the History of Political Thought Utilitarianism and Animals Liberalism and Animals Communitarianism and Animals Marxism and Animals Feminism and Animals Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index