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Grazian, David.
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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.
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Grazian, David.
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.
MARC Display
American zoo : a sociological safari / David Grazian.
by
Grazian, David.
Princeton University Press, 2015.
Call #:
590.73 G785a
Subjects
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.
ISBN:
9780691178424 (pbk.)
Description:
335 p. : 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-314) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the world in a zoo
--
Where the wild things aren't : exhibiting nature in American
zoos
--
Animal farm : making meaning at the zoo
--
Birds of a feather : zookeepers and the call of the wild
--
Life lessons : the zoo as a classroom
--
Bring on the dancing horses : American
zoos
in the entertainment age
--
Simply nature :
zoos
and the branding of conservation
--
Wrestling with armadillos : animal welfare and the captivity question
--
The urban jungle : the future of the American zoo.
Summary:
"Trading in his tweed jacket for a zoo uniform and a pair of muddy workboots, Grazian introduces us to zookeepers and animal rights activists, parents and toddlers, and the other human primates that make up the zoo's
social
world. He shows that in a major shift away from their unfortunate pasts, American
zoos
now emphasize naturalistic exhibits teeming with lush and immersive landscapes, breeding programs for endangered pasts, and enrichment activities for their captive creatures. In doing so,
zoos
blur the imaginary boundaries we regularly use to separate culture from nature, humans from animals, and civilization from the wild."--Book jacket.
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