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 The Animals of Spain: An Introduction to Imperial Perceptions and Human Interaction with Other Animals, 1492-1826

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xii)   (123K)
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    • Contents
    • Foreword
    • Acknowledgements
    • List Of Illustrations
  • Animals In The Atlantic World: Perceptions And Associations (1-30)   (187K)
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    • Thinking With Animals
    • Association With Other Animals And The Blurring Of Boundaries
    • Humans Are Animals
    • Reprise: Thinking With Animals As A Human Universal
    • Conclusion
  • Through The Prism Of Human Perception: Spanish Intellectuals Write About Other Sentient Beings (31-70)   (234K)
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    • Human Nature, Animal Nature
    • Sabuco’s World Of Feeling
    • The Use Of Animal Metaphor And The Quest For The Real Animal
    • Cervantes On Animals: More Than Metaphor
    • The Predatory Human Animal
  • Valued Animals And Animal Values (71-112)   (691K)
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    • How The Spaniards Learned To Value Animals In Iberia
    • The Politics Of Animal Husbandry Defined: Dominance And Stewardship In Spain’s Empire
    • An Empire Built By Valuable Animals
    • In Conclusion
  • Spirit Guides To Hell? Shape-Shifting And The Power Of Animals Inverted (113-148)   (223K)
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    • Inversion: Animals Striving Beyond Their Station
    • Isidore Of Seville And Transmutation
    • Perceptions Of Brutal Rebellion And Chaos Within The Empire
    • Imperial Hierarchy, Imperial Synthesis: Appropriate Interaction With Other Animals
  • San Martín’s Companion Animals: Nature Domesticated and Blessed (149-184)   (1M)
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    • Those Who Are Not Consumed: Nonhuman Companions And Comrades
    • Good And Clever Animals In The Spanish Empire
    • San Martín De Porres And His Animal Associates
    • Humans As A Part Of Nature, Or Set Apart From Nature?
  • The Animals Of Spain: Continuity And Change (185-220)   (219K)
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    • The Material Limits Of Enlightenment
    • The Bourbon Imperial Machine And The Survival Of Dominance Displays In The Midst Of Sentiment
    • Coda And Reprise: Cataloguing Valued Animals From The Sixteenth To The Eighteenth Century
    • The Imperial Organism
  • Index (221-226)   (66K)