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.
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 is Assistant Professor of History at Dublin City University
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Introduction 1 Political zoology: class religion and animal exploitation 1830-45 2 How to live on your pig: improvement and the poor during the Great Famine 1845-50 3 The market metropolis: cattle and urban development 1850-65 4 Enforcing values and controlling animals: dogs pigs and police 1865-80 5 Progress or decline? Associating animals with urban success and failure 1880-1900 Epilogue Bibliography Index
Introduction 1 Political zoology: class religion and animal exploitation 1830-45 2 How to live on your pig: improvement and the poor during the Great Famine 1845-50 3 The market metropolis: cattle and urban development 1850-65 4 Enforcing values and controlling animals: dogs pigs and police 1865-80 5 Progress or decline? Associating animals with urban success and failure 1880-1900 Epilogue Bibliography Index
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