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City of Beasts: How Animals Shaped Georgian London
Contributor(s): Almeroth-Williams, Thomas (Author)

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ISBN: 1526126354     ISBN-13: 9781526126351
Publisher: Manchester University Press
OUR PRICE: $31.88  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - Georgian Era (1714-1837)
- Nature | Animals - General
- Science | History
Dewey: 639.909
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.3" W x 8.6" L (1.20 lbs) 328 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
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 and animals, drawn from legal, parish, commercial, newspaper and private records.This approach opens up new perspectives on unfamiliar or misunderstood metropolitan spaces, activities, social types, relationships and cultural developments. Ultimately, the book challenges traditional assumptions about the industrial, agricultural and consumer revolutions, as well as key aspects of the city's culture, social relations and physical development. It will be stimulating reading for students and professional scholars of urban, social, economic, agricultural, industrial, architectural and environmental history.
 
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