Horses in Society : A Story of Animal Breeding and Marketing Culture, 1800-1920 /

"Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Derry, Margaret E. (Margaret Elsinor), 1945-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Horses > Social aspects.
Horses > Breeding.
Horse industry.
HISTORY > North America.
PETS > Horses > General.
NATURE > Animals > Horses.
Chevaux > Aspect social > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chevaux > Aspect social > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Chevaux > Industrie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chevaux > Industrie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Chevaux > Élevage > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chevaux > Élevage > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Horses > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Horses > Social aspects > History > 19th century.
Horse industry > History > 20th century.
Horse industry > History > 19th century.
Horses > Breeding > History > 20th century.
Horses > Breeding > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the animals in the marketplace incorporated an intriguing cross section of influences, including Mendelism, eugenics, and Darwinism."--Jacket.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781442675872

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