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Author Turner, James, 1946-

Title Reckoning with the beast : animals, pain, and humanity in the Victorian mind / James Turner
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University, [1980]
©1980

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Description xii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Studies in Historical and Political Science ; Vol. 98
The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 98th ser., 2
Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 98th ser., 2
Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; Vol. 98
Contents Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Reckoning with the beast : animals, pain, and humanity in the Victorian mind / James Turner. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Contents: -- Preface -- I Introduction -- II Cruelty in a Factory Age -- III " This Humane and Civilizing Charity" -- IV Man Becomes an Animal -- V "Revolting to the Cultivated Mind " -- VI Science and Sensibility -- VII Entangled in the Web of Life -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliographic Note -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Animal welfare, Great Britain Social conditions 19th century, United States Social conditions 19th century
Analysis Great Britain Animals Attitudes of society 1800-1900
United States Animals Attitudes of society 1800-1900
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 181-182
Audience Scholarly & Professional Johns Hopkins University Press
Subject Animal welfare.
Animals.
Social Conditions -- history.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056943
Great Britain -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056940
United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009100038
United States -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140511
United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
LC no. 80011559
ISBN 0801823994
9780801823992