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Choice Reviews Online· 2013

Before the law: humans and other animals in a biopolitical frame

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Cary Wolfe's "Before the Law" bridges animal studies and biopolitics, arguing that the human-animal distinction is less critical than the biopolitical one: differentiating between 'killable' and 'murderable' animals, a distinction that applies to both humans and nonhumans.

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Field: Geography, Planning and Development

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