Victims Of Fashion

Helen Cowie examines the role of animal commodities in Victorian Britain. Focusing on six animal products - feathers, sealskin, ivory, alpaca wool, animal perfumes and exotic pets - she traces their rise and fall in popularity and assesses the humanitarian and ecological issues raised by their consumption.

• | By (Author): Helen Louise (University Of York) Cowie
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 18, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 300 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1108495176
• | ISBN-13: 9781108495172