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Title
Horses, power, and place
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Ward, Neil, 1966- (author)
Subject
Horses--Great Britain--History (LCSH)
Human-animal relationships--Great Britain--History (LCSH)
Language
English (eng)
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: SF284.G7 W37 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 636.100941 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20231121)
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Content
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Summary
"Horses, Power and Place explores the evolution of humanity's relationship with horses, from early domestication through to the use of the horse as a draught animal, an agricultural, industrial and military asset, and an animal of sport and leisure. Taking an historical approach, and using Britain as a case study, this is the first book-length exploration of the horse in the more-than-human geography of a nation. It traces the role and implications of horse-based mobility for the evolution of settlement structure, urban morphology and the rural landscape. It maps the growth and various uses of horses to the point of 'peak horse' in the early twentieth century before considering the contemporary place of the horse in twenty-first century economy and society. It assesses the role of the horse in the formation of places within Britain and in the formation of the nation. The book reflects on the implications of this historical and contemporary equine geography for animal geographies and animal studies. It argues for the study of animals in general in how places are made, not just by humans. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of animal geography and animal studies more widely"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Introduction : horses, humanity and scholarship
Horses in pre-industrial history
Horses, the industrial revolution and empire
Horses and the town
Horses and the countryside
The horse economy
Horses and social change
Horse knowledge
More-than-human geography and equine futures
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Ward, Neil, 1966- Horses, power, and place
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