Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Empathy, Education, Entertainment

Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Empathy, Education, Entertainment Exotic animals were coveted commodities in nineteenth-century Britain. Spectators flocked to zoos and menageries to see female lion tamers and hungry hippos. Helen Cowie examines zoos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare. Autor: H. Cowie Wydawnictwo: Palgrave Macmillan Rok wydania: 2014 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 265 Wymiary: 21.6 x 14 cm Ilustracje: IX, 265 p. Język: angielski ISBN: 9781349480906