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Autore |
Rothfels Nigel |
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Titolo |
Savages and Beasts : The Birth of the Modern Zoo / / Nigel Rothfels |
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Baltimore, MD, USA, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 |
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Johns Hopkins University Press |
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ISBN |
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0-8018-9809-9 |
9780801898099 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Collana |
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Animals, History, Culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Zoos - Germany - History |
Wild animal trade - Germany - History |
NATURE |
Animals / General |
Zoology - General |
Zoology |
Health & Biological Sciences |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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 -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Entering the Gates -- Chapter 1: Gardens of History -- Chapter 2: Catching Animals -- Chapter 3: "Fabulous Animals": Showing People -- Chapter 4: Paradise -- Conclusion: When Animals Speak -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rothfels provides both fascinating reading and much-needed historical perspective on the nature of our relationship with the animal kingdom. |
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