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Zoo : a history of zoological gardens in the West by Baratay, Eric.,Reaktion, Eric Baratay and Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, Baratay, Eric, Hardouin-Fugier, Elisabeth, Eric Baratay, Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, Éric Baratay is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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This Highly Illustrated History Of Zoos In America And Europe From The Renaissance Aristocrat's Menagerie Through The 20th-century Public Zoological Garden Charts The Changing Relationship Between Human Viewers And Wild Beasts In A Range Of Urban Settings, Including London, Berlin, Moscow And Various European Cities. The Authors Show How The Collecting Of Wild Animals, With Its Roots In The Study Of Nature In Order To Classify And Dominate It, Led To Our Contemporary Concern With The Preservation Of Endangered Species And A Nostalgia For Untamed Wilderness. Introduction : The Call Of The Wild -- [pt]. 1. The Passion For Collecting (1500s To 1700s) -- 1. Ancient Trophies -- 2. The Aristocracy's New-found Curiosity -- 3. Baroque Scenography -- 4. Popular Pleasures -- [pt]. 2. The Need For Control (1800s) -- 5. The Elite And The Invention Of The Zoo -- 6. Imperial Glory -- 7. The Exploitation Of Nature -- 8. The Thrill Of The Wild -- [pt]. 3. The Yearning For Nature (1900s) -- 9. A Public Quest -- 10. The Illusion Of Liberty -- 11. The Imitation Of Nature -- [pt]. 4. 13 [2] Zoos Through The Ages -- [pt]. 5. Artists And The Zoo.. Éric Baratay And Élisabeth Hardouin-fugier. First Publis

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Author

Baratay, Eric.,Reaktion, Eric Baratay and Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, Baratay, Eric, Hardouin-Fugier, Elisabeth, Eric Baratay, Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, Éric Baratay

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781861891112

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Nature, History

Rating

4.4 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14