Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Worboys, Michael (1948-....)
Strange, Julie-Marie (1973-....)
Pemberton, Neil
Titre(s) : The invention of the modern dog [Texte imprimé] : breed and blood in Victorian Britain / Michael Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange & Neil Pemberton
Publication : Baltimore : Johns Hopkins university press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-282 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Collection : Animals, history, culture
Lien à la collection : Animals, history, culture
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 229-274
For centuries, different types of dog were bred around the world for work, sport,
or companionship. But it was not until Victorian times that breeders started to produce
discrete, differentiated, standardized breeds. In The Invention of the Modern Dog,
Michael Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton explore when, where, why,
and how Victorians invented the modern way of ordering and breeding dogs. Though talk
of breed was common before this period in the context of livestock, the modern idea
of a dog breed defined in terms of shape, size, coat, and color arose during the Victorian
period in response to a burgeoning competitive dog show culture. The authors explain
how breeders, exhibitors, and showmen borrowed ideas of inheritance and pure blood,
as well as breeding practices of livestock, horse, poultry and other fancy breeders,
and applied them to a species that was long thought about solely in terms of work
and companionship. The new dog breeds embodied and reflected key aspects of Victorian
culture, and they quickly spread across the world, as some of Britain's top dogs were
taken on stud tours or exported in a growing international trade. 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
Sujet(s) : Chien -- Reproduction (biologie) -- Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle
Chien -- Société -- Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle
Animaux et civilisation -- Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
636.708 2 (23e éd.) = Chiens - Reproduction
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781421426587. - ISBN 1421426587 (rel.). - ISBN 9781421426594. - ISBN 1421426595
(electronic)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457335301
Notice n° :
FRBNF45733530
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Part I : 1800-1873. Before breed, 1800-1860 ; Adopting breed, 1860-1867
; Showing breed, 1867-1874 ; Part II : 1873-1901. Governing breed ; Improving breed
I : experience ; Improving breed II : science ; Whither breed ; Conclusion : the
past in the present.
