City of Beasts : How Animals Shaped Georgian London Paperback / softback
by Thomas Almeroth-Williams
Part of the Manchester University Press series
Paperback / softback
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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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:328 pages, 5 Maps
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2020
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- ISBN:9781526150325
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:328 pages, 5 Maps
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526150325
