Watching wildlife / / Cynthia Chris
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| Autore: |
Chris Cynthia <1961->
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| Titolo: |
Watching wildlife / / Cynthia Chris
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.43/632 |
| Soggetto topico: | Wildlife films - History and criticism |
| Wildlife television programs - History and criticism | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Wildlife Film Era -- The Quest for Nature on the Small Screen -- Wildlife, Remade for TV -- Animal Sex -- The Giant Panda as Documentary Subject. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | It has never been easier for Americans to observe wild and exotic animals from the comfort and safety of their couches. Several cable channels-Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic-provide around-the-clock wildlife programming while the traditional networks regularly broadcast animal documentaries, late-night appearances by zoologists and their animal charges, and sensationalistic specials about animals attacking hapless humans. Though the ubiquity of animals on television is new, the genre of the wildlife documentary is as old as cinema itself. In Watching Wildlife, Cy |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Watching wildlife |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-9713-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815959003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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