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Looks at the origins, evolution, and the future of zoos. This book 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 both the animals and the humans who visit them.

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"Brilliant. Its clear and unpretentious language and Hancocks' evident passion for and knowledge of his subject made it one of the best books I have read in a long while."-Tim Murray, The Age (Melbourne) An "excellent survey."-BBC Wildlife

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Collections as Status 2. The Eighteenth-Century Concept 3. The Nineteenth-Century Phenomenon 4. Romanticists and Modernists 5. Toward New Frontiers 6. Immersed in the Landscape 7. Agents of Conservation 8. Which Way the Future? Epilogue Bibliography Illustration Credits Index

A Different Nature The Paradoxical World of Zoos their Uncertain Future

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/02/2003
      ISBN13: 9780520236769, 978-0520236769
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Looks at the origins, evolution, and the future of zoos. This book 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 both the animals and the humans who visit them.

      Trade Review
      "Brilliant. Its clear and unpretentious language and Hancocks' evident passion for and knowledge of his subject made it one of the best books I have read in a long while."-Tim Murray, The Age (Melbourne) An "excellent survey."-BBC Wildlife

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Collections as Status 2. The Eighteenth-Century Concept 3. The Nineteenth-Century Phenomenon 4. Romanticists and Modernists 5. Toward New Frontiers 6. Immersed in the Landscape 7. Agents of Conservation 8. Which Way the Future? Epilogue Bibliography Illustration Credits Index

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