{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-animals-kathleen-kete-9781845204105","title":"A Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eChoice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e explores the cultural position of animals in the period from 1800 to 1920. This was a time of extraordinary social, political and economic change as the Western world rapidly industrialized and modernized. The Enlightenment had attempted to define the human self; the Age of Empire pulled animals and humans further apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Kete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845204107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845204105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berg Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Kathleen Kete","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46739059310847,"sku":"9781845204105","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_827e39bf-b042-4186-aef0-7e7749c51874.jpg?v=1743277082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-animals-kathleen-kete-9781845204105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}