The Animal Game : : Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo / / Daniel E. Bender.
The spread of empires in the nineteenth century brought more than new territories and populations under Western sway. Animals were also swept up in the net of imperialism, as jungles and veldts became colonial ranches and plantations. A booming trade in animals turned many strange and dangerous spec...
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| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: The Zoo Parade
- 1. The Elephant’s Skin: Animals and Their Visitors
- 2. The Voyage of the Silverash: The Big Business of Tropical Animals
- 3. Jungleland: The Money in Wildlife
- 4. The Monkeys’ Island: The New Deal Builds a Modern Zoo
- 5. Aping: African Animals on Zoo Stages
- 6. Don’t Feed the Keepers: The Labor and Care of Zookeepers
- 7. The Zoo Man’s Holiday: Adventuring for the Zoo
- 8. My Animal Babies: Caring for Endangered Species
- 9. Dangerous Safari: Conservation at the End of Empire
- Conclusion: Searching for the Yeti
- Notes
- On Zoo Sources
- Illustration Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Index