Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Empathy, Education, Entertainment| By: | H. Cowie |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137384430 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137384447 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.