LEADER 03610nam 2200697 450 001 9910460675303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-1759-4 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442617599 035 $a(CKB)3710000000514330 035 $a(EBL)4383406 035 $a(OCoLC)939273522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001581100 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16259737 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581100 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14845807 035 $a(PQKB)11320586 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4669262 035 $a(OOCEL)450923 035 $a(OCoLC)929629237 035 $a(CaBNVSL)kck00236228 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4383406 035 $a(DE-B1597)479218 035 $a(OCoLC)999354463 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442617599 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4669262 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11255805 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000514330 100 $a20160916h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeastly possessions $eanimals in Victorian consumer culture /$fSarah Amato 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (317 p.) 311 $a1-4426-4874-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Social Lives of Pets -- $t2. Sexy Beasts, Fallen Felines, and Pampered Pomeranians -- $t3. In the Zoo: Civilizing Animals and Displaying People -- $t4. The White Elephant in London: On Trickery, Racism, and Advertising -- $t5. Dead Things: The Afterlives of Animals -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aAnimals and civilization$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aHuman-animal relationships$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPets$xSocial aspects$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xSocial life and customs$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aAnimals and civilization$xHistory 615 0$aHuman-animal relationships$xHistory 615 0$aPets$xSocial aspects$xHistory 676 $a306.3094109034 700 $aAmato$b Sarah$f1977-$0949710 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460675303321 996 $aBeastly possessions$92146611 997 $aUNINA