{"product_id":"animal-history-in-the-modern-clemens-wischermann-9781350155237","title":"Animal History in the Modern City: Exploring Liminality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnimals are increasingly recognized as fit and proper subjects for historians, yet their place in conventional historical narratives remains contested. This volume argues for a history of animals based on the centrality of liminality - the state of being on the threshold, not quite one thing yet not quite another. Since animals stand between nature and culture, wildness and domestication, the countryside and the city, and tradition and modernity, the concept of liminality has a special resonance for historical animal studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssembling an impressive cast of contributors, this volume employs liminality as a lens through which to study the social and cultural history of animals in the modern city. It includes a variety of case studies, such as the horse-human relationship in the towns of New Spain, hunting practices in 17th-century France, the birth of the zoo in Germany and the role of the stray dog in the Victorian city, demonstrating the interrelated nature of animal and human histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal History in the Modern City\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital resource for scholars and students interested in animal studies, urban history and historical geography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clemens Wischermann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350155233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350155237\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 03\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Clemens Wischermann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126230872319,"sku":"9781350155237","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3483fdb2-48d1-45cf-823b-7ba958ef8e34.jpg?v=1687447002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/animal-history-in-the-modern-clemens-wischermann-9781350155237","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}