TY - BOOK AU - Davis,Janet M. TI - The gospel of kindness: animal welfare and the making of modern America SN - 9780190609030 (ebook) : AV - HV4764 .D38 2016 U1 - 179.30973 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Animal welfare KW - United States KW - History KW - Animal rights KW - Social values KW - Social conditions N1 - Previously issued in print: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'The Gospel of Kindness' explores the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Focused on labouring animals at its inception, the movement evolved into an expansive 'gospel of kindness', transforming animal mercy into a signature American value UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199733156.001.0001 ER -