The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age
- ISBN-10
- 0674037065
- ISBN-13
- 9780674037069
- Category
- Animal welfare
- Pages
- 347
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Author
- Harriet Ritvo
Description
Discusses Victorian attitudes towards animals in terms of evolution, class structure, and natural science, and considers breeding, veterinary medicine, pets, and zoos
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