First published by Simon & Schuster in 1993 and than by Continuum in 1998, Jim Mason's An Unnatural Order has become a classic. Now in a new Lantern edition, the book explores from an anthropological, sociocultural and holistic perspective, how and why we cut ourselves off from other animals and the natural world and the toll this has taken on our consciousness, our ability to steward nature wisely and to control our own tendencies to destruction and violence.

Author Biography

Jim Mason was trained as a lawyer. He was one of founders and editor of the Animals Agenda magazine, and co-author (with Peter Singer) of Animal Factories (1980) and The Ethics of What We Eat (2006). He has written articles for The New York Times, New Scientist, Newsday, Orion, and Audubon magazine, and has contributed to several anthologies, including In Defense of Animals (2005). He lives in Virginia.