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Poliquin Rachel <1975-> |
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Titolo |
The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing / / Rachel Poliquin |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-271-06864-7 |
0-271-05563-4 |
0-271-05962-1 |
0-271-05961-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Collana |
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Animalibus : of animals and cultures |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animals in literature |
Desire - Social aspects |
Taxidermy - Social aspects |
Taxidermy - Psychological aspects |
Taxidermy - History |
Animals in art |
Human-animal relationships |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER Front; CIP Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes to Introduction; Chapter 1: Wonder; Notes to Chapter 1; Chapter 2: Beauty; Notes to Chapter 2; Chapter 3: Spectacle; Notes to Chapter 3; Chapter 4: Order; Notes to Chapter 4; Chapter 5: Narrative; Notes to Chapter 5; Chapter 6: Allegory; Notes to Chapter 6; Chapter 7: Remembrance; Notes to Chapter 7; Notes; Index; COVER Back |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"A cultural and poetic analysis of the art and science of taxidermy, from sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art"--Provided by publisher. |
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