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by: Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, Eric Baratay
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 590.7309
EAN: 9781861892089
ISBN: 186189208X
Label: Reaktion Books
Manufacturer: Reaktion Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: May 15, 2004
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Sales Rank: 1154023
Studio: Reaktion Books
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'A fascinating and wide-ranging -history of zoos from the menageries attached to aristocratic palaces and villas in the 1500s to those in modern cities . . . provides the intriguing and often harrowing background to one of the most agonizing dilemmas of our time: with ever more species threatened with extinction in their natural habitat, should we seek to preserve them in special sanctuaries and if so where and how?'-The Times
'Not just a compendium of pretty pictures-though you'll be stunned by the 400 images-this book traces the history of zoos throughout the world. Among similar books, it is unique in exploring the social ramifications of our relations with the peaceable kingdom.'-Library Journal, 'Best Books of 2002'
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