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American zoo : a sociological safari
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- Creator
- David Grazian
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
- ©2015
- Physical Details
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- 335 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 0691178429, 0691164355, 9780691164359, 1400873614, 9781400873616
- OCLC
- ocn984546878, ocn916920226, ocn908083808
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-314) and index.
- 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
Subjects
- Zoos -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Zoo animals -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Captive wild animals -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Animal welfare -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Zoos -- United States -- Employees.