Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Empathy, Education, Entertainment

by Helen Cowie

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349480908
• ISBN13: 9781349480906
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"