Abstract

This is a book that every student of politics would enjoy reading, and indeed should read, together with every person who wishes to become an activist (not necessarily an animal activist). This is because the book discusses, in a very interesting and exacting analysis, different strategies used to achieve a goal; in this case, the liberation of animals from the bonds of torture, deprivation and cruelty. Gonzalo Villanueva clearly has compassion for animals, but he is careful to keep an academic distance in this thoroughly researched, scholarly book, which is nevertheless easy to read. After each chapter of the book there are many pages of references which indicate that the author has been careful to check his facts.

How to Cite:

Townend, C., (2018) “[Review] A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015 Gonzalo Villanueva, A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015”, Animal Studies Journal 7(1), 322-326.