City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.
City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.
City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2020/2690
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 298 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Content type
text
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Mill horse -- 2. Draught horse -- 3. Animal husbandry -- 4. Meat on the hoof -- 5. Consuming horses -- 6. Horsing around -- 7. Watchdogs -- Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
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, n...
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Full title
City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.
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Notes
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Color map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-298) and index.
Issued As
Ebook version : 9781526126375
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Call Numbers
G 2020/2690
Record Identifier
74VKadPJj2a3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadPJj2a3
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ISBN
1526126354
9781526126351
DDC
940.2
MMS ID
991024317387602626
