{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-animals-kathleen-kete-9781847888211","title":"A Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire","description":"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 1847888216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847888211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Kathleen Kete","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129854259455,"sku":"9781847888211","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_165f17fc-6086-46f1-a3a9-6729e6b59bd6.jpg?v=1687466172","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-animals-kathleen-kete-9781847888211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}