{"product_id":"9781845204105","title":"A Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoice 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781845204105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592816767182,"sku":"9781845204105","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4a9a6200-6e00-4fd5-9ab3-886d91ea1661.jpg?v=1637774809","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781845204105","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}