Animal city : the domestication of America / Andrew A. Robichaud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robichaud, Andrew A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal relationships--United States--History--19th century.

Human-animal relationships.

Urban animals--United States--History--19th century.

Urban animals.

Animal culture--United States--History--19th century.

Animal culture.

Urban policy--United States--History--19th century.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

American urbanites once lived alongside livestock and beasts of burden. But as cities grew, human-animal relationships changed. The city became a place for pets, not slaughterhouses or working animals. Andrew Robichaud traces the far-reaching consequences of this shift-for urban landscapes, animal- and child-welfare laws, and environmental justice.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Cow Town

2. "The War on Butchers"

3. Blood in the Water

4. How to Kill a Horse

5. That Doggy in the Window

6. Captivating Spectacles

7. Domesticating the Wild

Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-315) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

9780674243194

0674243196

9780674243187

0674243188

OCLC:

1125184798