Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain is written by H. Cowie and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137384441 (ISBN 10) and 9781137384447 (ISBN 13).

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.