City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.
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TextPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781526126368
- 1526126362
- 9781526126375
- 1526126370
- 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
- 1700-1799
- 591.09421 23
- 940.2
- QL21.G7 A45 2019
- QL84.4.G7 A46 2019
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Color map on lining papers.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-298) and index.
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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