Beastly Possessions Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture

InBeastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures - as well as their representations - became commodities within Victorian...

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1. Verfasser: Amato, Sarah
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Toronto University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division 2015
University of Toronto Press
University Of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing
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ISBN:1442648740, 9781442648746, 9781442617599, 1442617594, 1442617608, 9781442617605
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The Social Lives of Pets Chapter Two: Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians Chapter Three: In the Zoo: Chapter Four: The White Elephant in London: Chapter Five: Dead Things: Notes Bibliography Index
  • Cover Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Social Lives of Pets 2 Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians 3 In the Zoo: Civilizing Animals and Displaying People 4 The White Elephant in London: On Trickery, Racism, and Advertising 5 Dead Things: The Afterlives of Animals Notes Bibliography Index Half Title Page
  • Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Social Lives of Pets -- 2 Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians -- 3 In the Zoo: Civilizing Animals and Displaying People -- 4 The White Elephant in London: On Trickery, Racism, and Advertising -- 5 Dead Things: The Afterlives of Animals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
  • Acknowledgments --
  • 1. The Social Lives of Pets --
  • 5. Dead Things: The Afterlives of Animals --
  • Contents --
  • Index
  • 2. Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians --
  • List of Illustrations --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 4. The White Elephant in London: On Trickery, Racism, and Advertising --
  • 3. In the Zoo: Civilizing Animals and Displaying People --
  • Notes --
  • Introduction --
  • Bibliography --