Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Empathy, Education, Entertainment

Nonfiction, History, European General, British
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Author: H. Cowie ISBN: 9781137384447
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: June 5, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: H. Cowie
ISBN: 9781137384447
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: June 5, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English
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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.

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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.

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