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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.>
List of contents
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
Report
The connections traced between rampant masculinity, misogyny, carnivorism, and militarism operate as powerfully today as when Carol Adams first diagnosed them twenty years ago. J. M. Coetzee
