The Animals of Spain : an Introduction to Imperial Perceptions and Human Interaction with Other Animals, 1492-1826.
An overlooked area in the burgeoning field of animal studies is explored: the way nonhuman animals in the early modern Spanish empire were valued companions, as well as economic resources. Montaigne was not alone in his appreciation of animal life.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2011.
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Colección: | Human-Animal Studies, 13.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; I. Animals in the Atlantic World: Perceptions andAssociations; II. Through the Prism of Human Perception: SpanishIntellectuals Write about Other Sentient Beings; III. Valued Animals and Animal Values; IV. Spirit Guides to Hell? Shape-Shifting and the Power ofAnimals Inverted; V. San Martín's Companion Animals: Nature Domesticatedand Blessed; VI. The Animals of Spain: Continuity and Change; Index.