Animals and Capital

Dinesh Wadiwel

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English

Edinburgh University Press
24 January 2024

Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Social issues & processes; Animals & society

Series: Animalities

In the 20th century, capitalist animal agriculture emerged with a twofold mission: to ruthlessly exploit animals for their labour time and enlarge human food supplies. The results of this process are clear.

Animal-sourced foods have expanded exponentially. And simultaneously, hundreds of billions of animals confront humans and machines in brutal, antagonistic relations shaped by domination and resistance.

Building on Karl Marx's value theory, Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel argues that factory farms and industrial fisheries are not merely an example of unchecked human supremacism. Nor a result of the victory of market forces. But a combination of both. In Animals and Capital Wadiwel untangles this contemporary handshake between hierarchical anthropocentrism and capitalism.

By: Dinesh Wadiwel
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399518062
ISBN 10: 1399518062
Series: Animalities
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 24 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel is Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies and Human Rights at the University of Sydney. His research interests include theories of violence, critical animal studies and disability rights. He is author of The War against Animals (Brill, 2015) and is co-editor, with Matthew Chrulew of Foucault and Animals (Brill, 2016). He has a background working within civil society organisations, including in anti-poverty and disability rights roles.

Reviews for Animals and Capital

"In this brilliant follow up to The War Against Animals, Dinesh Wadiwel delves into the specific ways that the lives and deaths of animals in industrial agriculture are completely structured by capitalist logics of value. Animals and Capital is a profoundly important work of critical animal theory, providing a comprehensive, carefully researched, and accessible analysis that moves beyond familiar moralized critiques of the food system. A must read for anyone who longs for a world free of domination that promotes multispecies flourishing.-- ""Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University"""