La caravane des animaux. Circulation des « orangs-outans » et des savoirs, reconfigurations des frontières de l’humain

This article investigates the presence of exotic animals in Enlightenment Britain, paying particular attention to the “orangutans”. It traces the mobility of these beasts and the long-distance networks of their circulation; it outlines the multiple spaces of sociability around their observation whil...

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Main Author: Silvia Sebastiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2017-09-01
Series:Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/735