City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London /

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This book explores the role of animals - horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs - in shaping Georgian London. Moving away from the philosophical, fictional and humanitarian sources used by previous animal studies, it focuses on evidence of tangible, dung-bespattered interactions between real people an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Almeroth-Williams, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Animals > England > London > History > 18th century.
Human-animal relationships > England > London > History > 18th century.
Urban ecology (Biology) > England > London > History > 18th century.
Animals and civilization > England > London > History > 18th century.
Relations homme-animal > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Écologie urbaine > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Animaux et civilisation > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Animals and civilization
Animals
Human-animal relationships
England > London
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mill horse
  • 2. Draught horse
  • 3. Animal husbandry
  • 4. Meat on the hoof
  • 5. Consuming horses
  • 6. Horsing around
  • 7. Watchdogs
  • Conclusion.

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