Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and the Sexual Politics of Meat
10 best books like Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and the Sexual Politics of Meat (Wendy Lee): Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations, Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters, Sistah Vegan: Food, Identity, Health, and Society: Black Female Vegans Speak, We Animals, Sister Species: Women, Animals and Social Justice, Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals, Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust, The Lucky Ones: My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals, Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters, The Animal Activist's Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World
Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations
| Author | Carol J. Adams |
| ISBN | 0822316676 |
Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are...
Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters
In this lively, accessible, and provocative collection, Aph and Syl Ko provide new theoretical frameworks on race, advocacy for nonhuman animals, and feminism. Using popular culture as a point of reference for their critiques, the Ko sisters engage in groundbreaking analysis of the compartmentalized...
| Author | A. Breeze Harper |
| ISBN | 1590561457 |
Sistah Vegan is a series of narratives, critical essays, poems, and reflections from a diverse community of North American black-identified vegans. Collectively, these activists are de-colonizing their bodies and minds via whole-foods veganism. By kicking junk-food habits, the more than thirty...
Drawing from a ten-year photography project, We Animals documents animals in the human environment, showing that humans are as much animals as the creatures used for food, clothing, research, experimentation, work, entertainment, slavery, and companionship. Through pictures shot in more than...
Sister Species: Women, Animals and Social Justice
Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice addresses interconnections between speciesism, sexism, racism, and homophobia, clarifying why social justice activists in the twenty-first century must challenge intersecting forms of oppression.
This anthology presents bold...
| Author | Karen Dawn |
| ISBN | 0061351857 |
The animal rights movement has reached a tipping point. No longer a fringe extremist cause, it has become a social concern that leading members of society endorse and young people embrace. From Michael Vick's dog fighting scandal to the incredible success of the bestselling Skinny Bitch veggie diet...
Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust
| Author | Charles Patterson |
| ISBN | 1930051999 |
The book examines the origins of human supremacy, describes the emergence of industrialized slaughter of both animals and people in modern times, and concludes with profiles of Jewish and German animal advocates on both sides of the Holocaust. ETERNAL TREBLINKA describes disturbing parallels...
| Author | Jenny Brown |
| ISBN | 1583334416 |
Temple Grandin meets Michael Pollan in a poignant, provocative memoir of survival, compassion, and awakening to the reality of our food system.
Jenny Brown was just ten years old when she lost a leg to bone cancer. Throughout the ordeal, her constant companion was a cat named Boogie. Years...
Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters
| Author | Melanie Joy |
| ISBN | 1944903305 |
Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters can feel like they’re living in different worlds. Many vegans and vegetarians struggle to feel understood and respected in a meat-eating culture, where some of their most pressing concerns and cherished beliefs are invisible, and where they are often met with...
| Author | Matt Ball |
| ISBN | 1590561201 |
Matt Ball and Bruce Friedrich take the plight of the world's animals seriously and have dedicated their lives to ending their suffering. The Animal Activist's Handbook argues that meaning in life is to be found, quite simply, in turning away from the futile pursuit of "more," and focusing instead on...
Animal Ingredients A to Z
| Author | E.G. Smith Collective |
| ISBN | 1902593812 |
Animal Ingredients A to Z is the bible for vegetarians, vegans, and caring consumers. More and more, we find our everyday foods containing peculiar -ingredients—many of which are animal derived. As well as a comprehensive listing of animal ingredients, this easy-to-navigate guide contains supplemental...
Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals
| Author | Rory Freedman |
| ISBN | 0762449543 |
Rory Freedman, co-author of the #1 New York Times mega-seller Skinny Bitch, returns with a call-to-arms to all animal lovers.
So many of us call ourselves animal lovers and worship our dogs and cats—but we could be using that love as a force for helping all animals. Beg is a battle cry on their...
| Author | Marjorie Spiegel |
| ISBN | 0962449334 |
Spiegel, executive director of the Institute for the Development of Earth Awareness, has revised her 1989 book to present an in-depth exploration of the similarities between the violence humans have wrought against other humans and our culture's treatment of animals. Using considerable scholarship,...
| Author | Mark Hawthorne |
| ISBN | 1846940915 |
This is a really good book and I am grateful that Mark Hawthorne has written it. It is such a useful tool for anyone who wants to help animals. Each chapter thoroughly covers a different form of activism such as letterwriting, leafleting and protesting, and goes over the what, how, where, when and why for...
Always Too Much and Never Enough
One woman’s journey to find herself through juicing, veganism, and love, as she went from fat to thin and from feeding her emotions to feeding her soul.
From the extra pounds and unrelenting bullies that left her eating lunch alone in a bathroom stall at school to the low self-esteem that...
Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger?: And Other Questions People Ask Vegans
| Author | Sherry F. Colb |
| ISBN | 1590563840 |
For vegans and non-vegans alike! A highly readable, witty, original, and provocative book.
What about plants? Don't animals eat other animals? There are no perfect vegans, so why bother? If you're vegan, how many times have you been asked these, and other similarly challenging, questions...
Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith, and What to Eat for Dinner — A Satisfying Diet for Unsatisfying Times
| Author | Ellen Kanner |
| ISBN | 1608681645 |
What do we turn to for both everyday sustenance and seasonal celebration? Food. Often, though, we’re like the hungry ghosts of Taoist lore, eating mindlessly, wandering aimlessly, and wanting more — more than food itself can provide. Ellen Kanner believes that if we put in a little thought and...
On Being Vegan: Reflections on a Compassionate Life
| Author | Colleen Patrick-Goudreau |
On Being Vegan is a collection of thoughtfully crafted essays that reflect Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s unique blend of passion, humor, and common sense and get to the heart of what it means to be vegan. Born out of her life-changing talks and podcast episodes, On Being Vegan is Patrick-Goudreau’s...
How to Be Vegan: Tips, Tricks, and Strategies for Cruelty-Free Eating, Living, Dating, Travel, Decorating, and More
| Author | Elizabeth Castoria |
| ISBN | 1579655556 |
With the interest in vegan living on the rise, it s time for a book that goes beyond the recipes. How does a newbie adopt a vegan approach when it comes to dating, entertaining, decorating, travel, and beyond? Author Elizabeth Castoria, the former editorial director of "VegNews, " offers a useful, friendly...
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals
Foreword by Ward Churchill; cover design by Sue Coe
The first anthology of writings on the history, ethics, politics and tactics of the Animal Liberation Front, Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? features both academic and activist perspectives and offers powerful insights into this international...
Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth About Cow's Milk and Your Health
| Author | Joseph Keon |
| ISBN | 0865716765 |
2011 Silver Medalist, Independent Publisher Book Awards
2011 Winner, "Book of the Year" VegNews Veggie Awards
North Americans are some of the least healthy people on Earth. Despite advanced medical care and one of the highest standards of living in the world, one in three Americans...
