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Singaporean Creatures : Histories of Humans and Other Animals in the Garden City / edited by Timothy P. Barnard.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human-animal relationships--Singapore--History.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Human ecology--Singapore--History.
- Human ecology.
- Singapore--History--Environmental aspects.
- Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : NUS Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1
- Tilapia, Travel and the Making of a Singaporean Creature
- Chapter 2
- One Drawback of Tropical Living
- Chapter 3
- Mosquitoes, Public Health and the Construction of a Modern Society
- Chapter 4
- A Cultural History of Fear, Fascination, Fantasy and Crocodiles in Singapore
- Chapter 5
- Too Much Monkey Business
- Chapter 6
- Songbirds in a Garden City
- Chapter 7
- Marine Life in Service of the State at Public Aquariums and Oceanariums in Singapore
- Chapter 8
- Nation, Nature and the Singapore Zoological Gardens, 1973-2018
- List of Contributors
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 21, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Barnard, Timothy Singaporean Creatures
- ISBN:
- 9789813252394
- 9813252391
- Publisher Number:
- 99996039898
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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