Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood by Machado, Sam

Island Press, 2023. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Island Press, 2023-06-06. paperback. Like New. 7x0x10. Paperback--no flaws

Island Press, June 2023. Paper Back . New. Happy the elephant is intelligent, social, and self-aware--and considered a thing in the eye of the law. Led by lawyer Steven M. Wise, the Nonhuman Rights Project has filed cases on behalf of captive nonhuman animals like Happy since 2013, arguing that their autonomy entitles them to certain legal rights. In <i>Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood</i>, comic artists Sam Machado and Cynthia Sousa Machado bring together Wise's groundbreaking work and their own illustrations in the first graphic nonfiction book about the animal personhood movement. Beginning with Happy's story and the central ideas behind animal rights, <i>Thing </i>then turns to the scientists that are revolutionizing our understanding of the minds of such nonhuman animals as great apes, elephants, dolphins, and whales. Combining legal and social history, innovative science, and illustrated storytelling, <i>Thing </i>presents a visionary… Read More

Island Pr, 2020. Paperback. New. 224 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. This emotional and visually stunning graphic novel traces the arguments for animal personhood, challenging the way we relate to the nonhuman world.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.