Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos
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On a rainy day in May 1988, a lowland gorilla named Willie B. stepped outdoors for the first time in twenty-seven years, into a new landscape immersion exhibit. Born in Africa, Willie B. had been captured by an animal collector and sold to a zoo. During the decades he spent in a cage, zoos stopped collecting animals from the wild and Americans changed the ways they wished to view animals in the zoo. Zoos developed new displays to simulate landscapes...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0691117705
ISBN13:9780691117706
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.6" x 9.1"
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the History of Zoos
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Excellent. An engaging read and a well-balanced critique of zoos (primarily American zoos) over the past 100-odd years. The debate over animal rights is covered throughout, primarily as a progression of measures. Also, the view of zoos as humane/inhumane places for animal life is quite an old debate, as shown well here. Recommended for both students of museology and casual readers.
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