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Author:   Robert J. Hoage (Chief, Office of Public Affairs) ,  William A. Deiss
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780801853739

ISBN 10:   0801853737
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   02 July 1996
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword, by Michael H. Robinson Preface and Acknowledgments Part I: Overviews Reflections on Zoo history Menageries and Zoosz to 1900 Menageries, Mataphors, and Meanings Part II: European and Colonial Zoos Zoos in the Family: The Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Clan and the Three Zoos of Paris The Order of Nature: Constructing the Collections of Victorian Zoos A Tale of Two Zoos: The Hamburg Zoological Garden and Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark Zoos and Aquariums of Berlin A Paradox of Purposes: Acclimatization Origins of the Melbourne Zoo Ram Bramha Sanyal and the Establishment of the Calcutta Zoological Gardens Part III: The American Scene American Showmen and European Dealers: Commerce in Wild Animals in Nineteenth-Century America The Origin and Development of American Zoological Parks to 1899 The National Zoological Park: ""City of Refuge"" or Zoo? Epilogue Appendixes The Value of Old Photographs of Zoological Collections The Architechture of the National Zoological Park Notes List of Contributors Index"

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<p> This volume succeeds in presenting a balanced view of zoological park development in the last century, and has a global perspective... it is truly a fine effort of scholarship and invaluable to any person seeking a greater knowledge of the history, aspirations, and roles of zoos in Western Civilization. -- Quarterly Review of Biology

Author Information

Robert J. Hoage is chief of the office of public affairs for the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. William A. Deiss is associate archivist at the Smithsonian Institution.

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