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American zoo : a sociological safari
- Title
- American zoo : a sociological safari / David Grazian.
- Author
- Grazian, David
- Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
- ©2015
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-8593 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 335 pages; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Zoos > United States > Employees
- Zoo animals > Social aspects > United States > History > 21st century
- Zoos > Social aspects > United States > History > 21st century
- Animal welfare > United States > History > 21st century
- Wildlife conservation > Social aspects > United States > History > 21st century
- Captive wild animals > Social aspects > United States > History > 21st century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-314) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the world in a zoo -- Where the wild things aren't : exhibiting nature in American zoos -- Animal farm : making meaning at the zoo -- Birds of a feather : zookeepers and the call of the wild -- Life lessons : the zoo as a classroom -- Bring on the dancing horses : American zoos in the entertainment age -- Simply nature : zoos and the branding of conservation -- Wrestling with armadillos : animal welfare and the captivity question -- The urban jungle : the future of the American zoo.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-8593
- ISBN
- 9780691164359
- 0691164355
- OCLC
- 908083808
- Author
- Grazian, David, author.
- Title
- American zoo : a sociological safari / David Grazian.
- Publisher
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-314) and index.
- LCCN
- 2015934773
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-8593