American zoo : a sociological safari /

Orangutans swing from Kevlar-lined fire hoses. Giraffes feast on celebratory birthday cakes topped with carrots instead of candles. Hi-tech dinosaur robots growl among steel trees, while owls watch animated cartoons on old television sets. In American Zoo, sociologist David Grazian takes us on a saf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grazian, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Temas:
2000-2099
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.
Jardins zoologiques > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Animaux de jardin zoologique > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Animaux sauvages en captivité > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Faune > Protection > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Jardins zoologiques > États-Unis > Personnel.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Animal welfare
Wildlife conservation > Social aspects
Zoos > Employees
Zoos > Social aspects
Zoologischer Garten
United States
Anecdotes
History
Anecdotes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION The World in a Zoo; CHAPTER 1 Where the Wild Things Aren't: Exhibiting Nature in American Zoos; CHAPTER 2 Animal Farm: Making Meaning at the Zoo; CHAPTER 3 Birds of a Feather: Zookeepers and the Call of the Wild; CHAPTER 4 Life Lessons: The Zoo as a Classroom; CHAPTER 5 Bring on the Dancing Horses: American Zoos in the Entertainment Age; CHAPTER 6 Simply Nature: Zoos and the Branding of Conservation; CHAPTER 7 Wrestling with Armadillos: Animal Welfare and the Captivity Question; CHAPTER 8 The Urban Jungle: The Future of the American Zoo; AcknowledgmentsNotes; Index.

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