03610nam 2200697 450 991046067530332120200520144314.01-4426-1759-410.3138/9781442617599(CKB)3710000000514330(EBL)4383406(OCoLC)939273522(SSID)ssj0001581100(PQKBManifestationID)16259737(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581100(PQKBWorkID)14845807(PQKB)11320586(MiAaPQ)EBC4669262(OOCEL)450923(OCoLC)929629237(CaBNVSL)kck00236228(MiAaPQ)EBC4383406(DE-B1597)479218(OCoLC)999354463(DE-B1597)9781442617599(Au-PeEL)EBL4669262(CaPaEBR)ebr11255805(EXLCZ)99371000000051433020160916h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeastly possessions animals in Victorian consumer culture /Sarah AmatoToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2015.©20151 online resource (317 p.)1-4426-4874-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Social Lives of Pets -- 2. Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians -- 3. In the Zoo: Civilizing Animals and Displaying People -- 4. The White Elephant in London: On Trickery, Racism, and Advertising -- 5. Dead Things: The Afterlives of Animals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn Beastly Possessions, 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.As 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.Using 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.Consumption (Economics)Social aspectsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryAnimals and civilizationGreat BritainHistory19th centuryHuman-animal relationshipsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryPetsSocial aspectsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryGreat BritainSocial life and customs19th centuryElectronic books.Consumption (Economics)Social aspectsHistoryAnimals and civilizationHistoryHuman-animal relationshipsHistoryPetsSocial aspectsHistory306.3094109034Amato Sarah1977-949710MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460675303321Beastly possessions2146611UNINA