Animal City : : The Domestication of America / / Andrew A. Robichaud.
American urbanites once lived alongside livestock and beasts of burden. But as cities grew, human–animal relationships changed. The city became a place for pets, not slaughterhouses or working animals. Andrew Robichaud traces the far-reaching consequences of this shift—for urban landscapes, animal-...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Cow Town -- 2. “The War on Butchers” -- 3. Blood in the Water -- 4. How to Kill a Horse -- 5. That Doggy in the Window -- 6. Captivating Spectacles -- 7. Domesticating the Wild -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | American urbanites once lived alongside livestock and beasts of burden. But as cities grew, human–animal relationships changed. The city became a place for pets, not slaughterhouses or working animals. Andrew Robichaud traces the far-reaching consequences of this shift—for urban landscapes, animal- and child-welfare laws, and environmental justice. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674243187 9783110652031 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674243187 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Andrew A. Robichaud. |