Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West Book

This highly illustrated history of zoos in America and Europe from the Renaissance aristocrat's menagerie through the 20th-century public zoological garden charts the changing relationship between human viewers and wild beasts in a range of urban settings, including London, Berlin, Moscow and various European cities. The authors show how the collecting of wild animals - with its roots in the study of Nature in order to classify and dominate it - led to our contemporary concern with the preservation of endangered species and a nostalgia for untamed wilderness.Read More

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  • 1861891113
  • 9781861891112
  • Eric Baratay, Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier
  • 26 April 2002
  • Reaktion Books
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 356
  • illustrated edition
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