American zoo : a sociological safari / David Grazian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grazian, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoos--Social aspects--United States--History--21st century.

Zoos.

Zoo animals--Social aspects--United States--History--21st century.

Zoo animals.

Captive wild animals--Social aspects--United States--History--21st century.

Captive wild animals.

Wildlife conservation--Social aspects--United States--History--21st century.

Wildlife conservation.

Animal welfare--United States--History--21st century.

Animal welfare.

Zoos--United States--Employees.

Employees.

History.

Wildlife conservation--Social aspects.

Social aspects.

Zoos--Social aspects.

United States.

Genre:

Authors' inscriptions (Provenance)

Physical Description:

335 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]

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.

Introduction : the world in a zoo

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-314) and index.

Athenaeum literary award ; 2015

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Shober Family Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780691164359

0691164355

OCLC:

908083808