The English Pig: A History

by Bob Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson, Stephanos Mastoris

The English Pig is an account of pigs and pig-keeping from the sixteenth century to modern times, concentrating on the domestic, cottage pig, rather than commercial farming. In Victorian England the pig was an integral part of village life: both visible and essential. Living in close proximity to its owners, fed on scraps and the subject of perennial interest, the pig when dead provided the means to repay social and monetary debts as well as excellent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852853352
• ISBN13: 9781852853358
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.9"