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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John BeusterienPublisher: Amsterdam University Press Imprint: Amsterdam University Press Edition: 0 Volume: 2 ISBN: 9789463720441ISBN 10: 9463720448 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 05 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Adult education , Professional & Vocational , Further / Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsTransoceanic Animals recounts the stories of five itinerant animals who lived and died in early modern Spain. From a Brasilian armadillo whose carapace graced a cabinet of curiosities in Seville to an Indian rhinoceros who bathed in the Tagus, it reveals the multiple meanings assigned to exotic beasts and examines their shifting roles as specimen, spectacle, symbol and muse. Engaging, illuminating and sometimes harrowing, Beusterien's book makes an important contribution to human-animal history. - Helen Cowie, University of York, author of Llama[-] """Transoceanic Animals recounts the stories of five itinerant animals who lived and died in early modern Spain. From a Brasilian armadillo whose carapace graced a cabinet of curiosities in Seville to an Indian rhinoceros who bathed in the Tagus, it reveals the multiple meanings assigned to exotic beasts and examines their shifting roles as specimen, spectacle, symbol and muse. Engaging, illuminating and sometimes harrowing, Beusterien's book makes an important contribution to human-animal history."" - Helen Cowie, University of York, author of Llama" Author InformationJohn Beusterien is Professor of Spanish and Coordinator of the Comparative Literature Program at Texas Tech University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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