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Author Almeroth-Williams, Thomas, author.

Title City of beasts : how animals shaped Georgian London / Thomas Almeroth-Williams.

Publication Info. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
text file
Note Color map on lining papers.
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, newspaper and private records. This approach opens up new perspectives on unfamiliar or misunderstood metropolitan spaces, activities, social types, relationships and cultural developments. Ultimately, the book challenges traditional assumptions about the industrial, agricultural and consumer revolutions, as well as key aspects of the city's culture, social relations and physical development. It will be stimulating reading for students and professional scholars of urban, social, economic, agricultural, industrial, architectural and environmental history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-298) and index.
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.
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Subject Animals -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Animals.
England -- London.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Human-animal relationships -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Human-animal relationships.
Urban ecology (Biology) -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Animals and civilization -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Animals and civilization.
Chronological Term 1700-1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Ebook version : 9781526126375
Print version: Almeroth-Williams, Thomas. City of beasts. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019 1526126354 9781526126351 (OCoLC)1077483437
ISBN 9781526126368 (electronic book)
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1526126354
9781526126351