The Animal Estate (Häftad)
avHarriet Ritvo
ISBN: 9780674037076 - UTGIVEN: 198907Discusses Victorian attitudes towards animals in terms of evolution, class structure, and natural science, and considers breeding, veterinary medicine, pets, and zoos[...]
The Platypus and the Mermaid (Häftad)
avHarriet Ritvo
ISBN: 9780674673588 - UTGIVEN: 199812"Cats is "dogs", and rabbits is "dogs", and so's parrots; but this 'ere "tortis" is a insect", a porter explains to an astonished traveller in a 19th-century "Punch" cartoon. Railways were not the only British institution to schematize the world. This book aims to capture the fervour of the Victoria[...]
Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras (Inbunden)
avHarriet Ritvo
ISBN: 9780813930602 - UTGIVEN: 201101Over the past two decades, Harriet Ritvo has established herselfas a leading scholar in animal studies and one of those most responsible forestablishing this field of study as a crucial part of environmental and socialhistory. Her two well-known books, The Platypus and the Mermaid and The AnimalEsta[...]
