{"product_id":"beastly-possessions-animals-in-victorian-consumer-culture-hardback-9781442648746","title":"Beastly Possessions; Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture (Hardback) 9781442648746","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeastly Possessions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnimals in Victorian Consumer Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah Amato (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442648746\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 41 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16.4 x 2.7 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This book is a great read and offers much insight to readers who want to know more about the connections between human and animal world.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Jane Hamlett (Journal of Modern History vol 89:03:2017)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBeastly Possessions\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures – as well as their representations – became commodities within Victorian Britain’s flourishing consumer culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a pet, an animal could be a companion, a living parlour decoration, and proof of a household’s social and moral status. In the zoo, it could become a public pet, an object of curiosity, a symbol of empire, or even a consumer mascot. Either kind of animal might be painted, photographed, or stuffed as a taxidermic specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing evidence ranging from pet-keeping manuals and scientific treatises to novels, guidebooks, and ephemera, this fascinating, well-illustrated study opens a window into an underexplored aspect of life in Victorian Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Social Lives of Pets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. In the Zoo: Civilizing Animals and Displaying People\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The White Elephant in London: On Trickery, Racism, and Advertising\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Dead Things: The Afterlives of Animals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716415942936,"sku":"9781442648746","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beastly-possessions-animals-in-victorian-consumer-culture-hardback-9781442648746","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}