The dramatic transformation of relationships between humans and animals in the 20th century are investigated in this fascinating and accessible book. At the beg

The dramatic transformation of relationships between humans and animals in the 20th century are investigated in this fascinating and accessible book. At the beg

To modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo a

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This book is a study of attitudes toward animals in early modern Western culture. Emphasizing the influence of anthropocentrism on attitudes toward animals, his