Author : H. Cowie
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137384441
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain by : H. Cowie
Download or read book Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain written by H. Cowie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.