Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums

Name: Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums
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ISBN: 9780195163360

ISBN-10: 0195163362

ISBN-13: 9780195163360

Edition: 2003

Authors: Stephen T. Asma

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This volume traces the cultural history of natural history museums from their origins in the 18th century through the present day, by tracing the changing attitudes and philosophies that influence the public displays of major natural history museums.

Book details

List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Stephen T. Asma is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, where he holds the title of Distinguished Scholar.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Flesh-eating Beetles and the Secret Art of Taxidermy



Peter the Great's Mysterious Jars: How to Pickle a Human Head and Other Great Achievements of the Scientific Revolution



Taxonomic Intoxication, Part I: Visualizing the Invisible



Taxonomic Intoxication, Part II: In Search of the Engine Room



Exhibiting Evolution: Diversity, Order, and the Construction of Nature



Evolution and the Roulette Wheel: A Chance Cosmos Rattles Some Bones



Drama in Diorama: The Confederation of Art and Science


Notes and Further Reading


Index