TY  - GEN
AU  - Tait,Peta
TI  - Fighting Nature : Travelling Menageries, Animal Acts and War Shows
SN  - sup.9781743324301
PY  - 2015///1231
CY  - Sydney
PB  - Sydney University Press
KW  - Animals & society
KW  - bicssc
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - animal rights
KW  - animal spectacles
KW  - animal welfare
KW  - animals and society
KW  - animals and civilisation
KW  - animals in the performing arts
KW  - circus
KW  - exotic animals
KW  - human–animal relationships
KW  - modern history
KW  - Elephant
KW  - London
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Fighting Nature is an insightful analysis of the historical legacy of 19th century colonialism, war, animal acquisition and transportation. This legacy of entrenched beliefs about the human right to exploit other animal species is yet to be defeated. Throughout the 19th century animals were integrated into staged scenarios of confrontation, ranging from lion acts in small cages to large-scale re-enactments of war. Initially presenting a handful of exotic animals, travelling menageries grew to contain multiple species in their thousands. These 19th-century menageries entrenched beliefs about the human right to exploit nature through war-like practices against other animal species. Animal shows became a stimulus for antisocial behaviour as locals taunted animals, caused fights, and even turned into violent mobs. Human societal problems were difficult to separate from issues of cruelty to animals
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