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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alves, A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
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.