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Beastly possessions : animals in Victorian consumer culture / Sarah Amato.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amato, Sarah, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Animals and civilization--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Animals and civilization.
- Human-animal relationships--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Pets--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Pets.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives.
- Contents:
- The social lives of pets
- Sexy beasts, fallen felines, and papered Pomeranians
- In the zoo : civilizing animals and displaying people
- The white elephant in London : on trickery, racism, and advertising
- Dead things : the afterlives of animals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781442617605
- 1442617608
- 9781442617599
- 1442617594
- OCLC:
- 939273522
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