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UNINA9910797731703321 |
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Amato Sarah <1977-> |
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Titolo |
Beastly possessions : animals in Victorian consumer culture / / Sarah Amato |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-1760-8 |
1-4426-1759-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consumption (Economics) - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Animals and civilization - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Human-animal relationships - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Pets - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
History |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The social lives of pets -- Sexy beasts, fallen felines, and papered Pomeranians -- In the zoo : civilizing animals and displaying people -- The white elephant in London : on trickery, racism, and advertising -- Dead things : the afterlives of animals. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. |
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