Doggy People by Michael Worboys
This book reveals the varied and often eccentric lives of the Victorians who helped define dogs as we know them today. -- .'Doggy People offers an entertaining, indispensable, and insightful guide to the cast of Victorian characters who created the dogs that live amongst us today'
Chris Pearson, Author of Dogopolis: How dogs and Humans made modern New York, London, and Paris
'Well researched, concise and accessible, Worboys traces the fascinating history of how and why Victorian society realigned the canine / human relationship - an engaging addition to this absorbing area of enquiry'
Hilda Kean, author of Animal Rights; The Great Cat & Dog Massacre; The Routledge Companion to Animal-Human History
'Worboys succeeds in taking an arch, humorous view of each subject without descending into caricature. Anecdotes are interwoven with a curriculum vitae of canine-related exploits. The breadth and depth of the research are worn lightly, but nonetheless invest the book – which might easily have descended into a treasury of trivia – with an underlying rigour and an eye for social history.'
TLS, James Cahill, June 2023
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526167729 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526167727 |
| Title | Doggy People |
| Author | Michael Worboys |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 2023-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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