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Civilised by Beasts: Animals and Urban Change in Nineteenth-Century Dublin

Civilised by Beasts: Animals and Urban Change in Nineteenth-Century Dublin

This book offers a unique account of life in nineteenth-century Dublin, told through human-animal relationships. It argues that the exploitation of animals formed a key component of urban change, from municipal reform to class formation to the expansion of public health and policing. -- .

Juliana Adelman

  • Manchester University Press
  • 9781526160706
  • 248 pages
  • €17.98
  • Paperback / softback
  • United Kingdom
  • British & Irish history