First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams'' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society''s ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with eating animals and masculinity. This iconic book, referenced in rock songs, feminist artwork and even a Law and Order SVU episode, continues to change the lives of its readers today.Published to celebrate the book''s 35th anniversary, this Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new introduction that reflects on how recent events continue to prove the relevance of this influential work.>

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Carol J. Adams is the author of numerous books including her germinal The Sexual Politics of Meat, as well as Burger, Protest Kitchen, The Pornography of Meat, and others. She is the co-editor of several anthologies on feminist theory and animals. She has been an activist against domestic violence, racism, and homelessness, and for reproductive justice and fair housing practices. A new generation of feminists, artists, and activists respond to her work in Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and The Sexual Politics of Meat and The Art of the Animal: 14 Women Artists Explore The Sexual Politics of Meat. www.caroljadams.com**

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First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society's ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with eating animals and masculinity. This iconic book, referenced in rock songs, feminist artwork and even a Law and Order SVU episode, continues to change the lives of its readers today.

Published to celebrate the book's 35th anniversary, this Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new introduction that reflects on how recent events continue to prove the relevance of this influential work.

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List of Illustrations
Introduction to the Thirty-fifth Anniversary Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgements to the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary/Bloomsbury Revelations Edition
About the Artists
Part One: The Patriarchal Texts of Meat
Chapter 1
The Sexual Politics of Meat
Chapter 2
The Rape of Animals, the Butchering of Women
Chapter 3
Masked Violence, Muted Voices
Chapter 4
The Word Made Flesh
Part Two: From the Belly of Zeus
Chapter 5
Dismembered Texts, Dismembered Animals
Chapter 6
Frankenstein's Vegetarian Monster
Chapter 7
Feminism, the Great War, and Modern Vegetarianism
Part Three: Eat Rice Have Faith in Women
Chapter 8
The Distortion of the Vegetarian Body
Chapter 9
For a Feminist-Vegan Critical Theory
Epilogue:
Destabilizing Patriarchal Consumption
Notes
Select Bibliography
Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition Bibliography
Index