City of beasts How animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Almeroth-Williams, Thomas, author.

Series:

Manchester University Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal relationships--England--London--History--18th century.

Human-animal relationships.

Animals--England--London--History--18th century.

Animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Mill horse

Draught horse

Animal husbandry

Meat on the hoof

Consuming horses

Horsing around

Watchdogs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5261-2637-0

1-5261-2636-2

OCLC:

1119636852