Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos
- ISBN-10
- 0691059926
- ISBN-13
- 9780691059921
- Series
- Animal Attractions
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 243
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Elizabeth Hanson
Description
"Examines the meaning of nature in the city by looking at the ways zoos have assembled and displayed their animal collections."--Cover.
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