Download or read book A Cultural History of Animals in the Modern Age written by Randy Malamud and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the sacred and the symbolic (totem, sacrifice, status and popular beliefs); hunting; domestication (taming, breeding, labour and companionship); entertainment and exhibitions (the menagerie, zoos, circuses and carnivals); science and specimens (research, education, collections and museums); philosophical beliefs; and artistic representations.