The Invention of the Modern Dog: Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain - Animals, History, Culture - Worboys, Michael (CHSTM, University of Manchester) - Books - Johns Hopkins University Press - 9781421426587 - December 10, 2018
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The Invention of the Modern Dog: Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain - Animals, History, Culture


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Connecting the emergence and development of certain dog breeds to both scientific understandings of race and blood as well as Britain's posture in a global empire, The Invention of the Modern Dog demonstrates that studying dog breeding cultures allows historians to better understand the complex social relationships of late-nineteenth-century Britain.


304 pages, 8 Illustrations, color; 34 Halftones, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 10, 2018
ISBN13 9781421426587
Publishers Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages 304
Dimensions 159 × 231 × 24 mm   ·   536 g
Language English  

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