The Animals of Spain: An Introduction to Imperial Perceptions and Human Interaction with Other Animals, 1492-1826
(Book #13 in the Human Animal Studies Series)
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Writings from 1492 to 1826 reveal that the history of animals in the Spanish empire transcended the bullfight. The early modern Spanish empire was shaped by its animal actors, and authors from Cervantes to the local officials who wrote the relaciones geogr?ficas were aware of this. Nonhuman animals provided food, clothing, labor, entertainment and companionship. Functioning as allegories of human behavior, nonhuman animals were perceived by Spanish...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9004193898
ISBN13:9789004193895
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:Brill
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.83 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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