The Human and the Meat: Animal Domination in Capitalist Societies

Over 85 billion animals are killed in slaughterhouses yearly to sustain a profit-driven meat production system - devastating animals, workers, and the environment. How did we get here? How has capitalist society reshaped human-animal relations? Elaborating a novel materialist and intersectional framework, Chiara Stefanoni conceptualizes the social form of human-animal relations and its centrality within the interconnected structure of domination in capitalist societies, especially in relation to gender and class. Through a historical analysis of industrial slaughterhouses, the study reveals how the human/animal divide and meat-based diet are not timeless facts, but concrete social solutions crucial for the reproduction of capitalist society.

• | Author: Chiara Stefanoni
• | Publisher: Transcript Publishing
• | Publication Date: Feb 03, 2026
• | Number of Pages: 222 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3837679578
• | ISBN-13: 9783837679571