Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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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 z oos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare.Publication Year: 2014Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan UKFormat: HWeight (Gram): 4385 Show more