Different Nature The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain Future

Name: Different Nature The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain Future
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ISBN: 9780520236769

ISBN-10: 0520236769

ISBN-13: 9780520236769

Edition: 2001

Authors: David Hancocks

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Humanity has had an enduring desire for close contact with exotic animals--from the Egyptian kings who kept thousands of animals, including monkeys, wild cats, hyenas, giraffes, and oryx, to the enormously popular zoological parks of today. This book, the most extensive history of zoos yet published, is a fascinating look at the origins, evolution, and--most importantly--the future of zoos. David Hancocks, an architect and zoo director for thirty years, is passionately opposed to the poor standards that have prevailed and still exist in many zoos. He reviews the history of zoos in light of their failures and successes and points the way toward a more humane approach, one that will benefit…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 301
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



Collections as Status



The Eighteenth-Century Concept



The Nineteenth-Century Phenomenon



Romanticists and Modernists



Toward New Frontiers



Immersed in the Landscape



Agents of Conservation



Which Way the Future?



Epilogue


Bibliography


Index