Zoo A History of Zoological Gardens in the West |
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| Author:
| Baratay, Eric
Hardouin-Fugier, Elisabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-111-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2004 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Wild animals have fascinated human observers since time immemorial. The story of our interest in collecting, classifying and dominating Nature so that its inner workings could be understood also looms large in the history of science, and thus it is surprising that the history of menageries, zoological gardens and the zoo as we know it today has been so poorly documented. This gap is addressed by Zoo, a comprehensive history of the zoo in the Western world.
Wild animals have fascinated human observers since time immemorial. The story of our interest in collecting, classifying and dominating Nature so that its inner workings could be understood also looms large in the history of science, and thus it is surprising that the history of menageries, zoological gardens and the zoo as we know it today has been so poorly documented. This gap is addressed by Zoo, a comprehensive history of the zoo in the Western world.