Now completely revised! A history of the modern zoo.In this revised edition of Savages and Beasts, Nigel Rothfels traces the origins of the modern zoo to the efforts of the German entrepreneur Carl Hagenbeck, the most successf...Daugiau...
The author traces a group of ideas about elephants in the West-that they are wise, deeply emotional, have a special understanding of death, have great memories, and are afraid of mice-to paint a general picture of what he calls our elephant, the i...Daugiau...
This book examines how zoo animals can benefit from a global legal revolution in which animals are gaining personhood and citizenship rights. It moves the scholarship about zoos beyond a general discussion of ethics to a concrete set of s...Daugiau...
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This book examines how zoo animals can benefit from a global legal revolution in which animals are gaining personhood and citizenship rights. It moves the scholarship about zoos beyond a general discussion of ethics to a concrete set of s...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 21-Oct-2015, Hardback, Leidėjas: Pennsylvania State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780271070858)
Traces the history of the Asian elephant display at the Oregon Zoo from the 1950s to the present. An introduction by historian Nigel Rothfels explores changes in elephant husbandry since the 1870s-- In Elephant House, photographer Dick Blau...Daugiau...
To modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo animals, in at least the better zoos, wander in open spaces that resemble natural habita...Daugiau...
A smart, clearly written account of the role of Carl Hagenbecks role in popularizing the public exhibition of animals and people uncovers the origins of the zoo in American life. (History)...Daugiau...
Representing Animals explores the complex and often surprising connections between our imagining of animals and our cultural environment. The contributors -- historians, literary critics, anthropologists, artists, art...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 28-Nov-2002, Hardback, Leidėjas: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253341549)
Representing Animals explores the complex and often surprising connections between our imagining of animals and our cultural environment. The contributors -- historians, literary critics, anthropologists, artists, art...Daugiau...
