Peter Phillips (6)
Author of Humanity Dick: The Eccentric Member for Galway
For other authors named Peter Phillips, see the disambiguation page.
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Peter Phillips is the director of Project Censored & an associate professor of sociology at Sonoma State University. Phillips writes op-ed pieces in the alternative press & independent newspapers nationwide. He frequently speaks on media censorship & various sociopolitical issues on radio & TV talk show more shows, including "Talk of the Nation", "Public Interest", "Talk America", "Democracy Now!", & the "Jim Hightower Show". (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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A biography of Richard Martin, an Irish member of Parliament and one of the more colorful characters of his times is best known for passing Martin's Law in 1822, pioneering animal welfare legislation preventing acts of cruelty to horses and cattle. Upon passage, he personally policed the streets of Georgian London arresting perpetrators. All animal rights law in the world stems from Martin's Law.
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