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Author : Leigh Hunt
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book A visit to the Zoological Gardens written by Leigh Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Jared Miller
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520377524
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book The Nature of the Beasts written by Ian Jared Miller and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely known that such Western institutions as the museum, the university, and the penitentiary shaped Japan’s emergence as a modern nation-state. Less commonly recognized is the role played by the distinctly hybrid institution—at once museum, laboratory, and prison—of the zoological garden. In this eye-opening study of Japan’s first modern zoo, Tokyo’s Ueno Imperial Zoological Gardens, opened in 1882, Ian Jared Miller offers a refreshingly unconventional narrative of Japan’s rapid modernization and changing relationship with the natural world. As the first zoological garden in the world not built under the sway of a Western imperial regime, the Ueno Zoo served not only as a staple attraction in the nation’s capital—an institutional marker of national accomplishment—but also as a site for the propagation of a new “natural” order that was scientifically verifiable and evolutionarily foreordained. As the Japanese empire grew, Ueno became one of the primary sites of imperialist spectacle, a microcosm of the empire that could be traveled in the course of a single day. The meaning of the zoo would change over the course of Imperial Japan’s unraveling and subsequent Allied occupation. Today it remains one of Japan’s most frequently visited places. But instead of empire in its classic political sense, it now bespeaks the ambivalent dominion of the human species over the natural environment, harkening back to its imperial roots even as it asks us to question our exploitation of the planet’s resources.
Author : Donna Varga
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1666904856
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (669 download)
Download or read book The Coloniality of Animal Monstrous Othering in Children’s Books, Films, and Toys written by Donna Varga and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coloniality of Animal Monstrous Othering in Children’s Books, Films, and Toys examines how the portrayal of animals as physically distorted, behaviorally depraved, and intellectually defective serves to justify their debasement, violation, and destruction in materials directed toward young consumers. The author argues that this animal monstrous Othering arises from the Eurocentric belief in humans’ natural superiority over animals and the right to categorize animals in accordance with a scale of worthiness that parallels the subjugation of racialized persons. The chapters examine a variety of canonical figures like the dissolute wolf of Red Riding Hood stories and the disfigured titular character of the Wonky Donkey picture book alongside non-canonical animals including reprobate pigs, degenerate sharks, self-centered flamingos, and wicked piranhas. To counter this animal debasement, Varga juxtaposes these readings with an examination of materials that articulate harmonious animal-human interrelationships without dependence on styles of anthropomorphism that diminish animality.
Author : Leo Ruickbie
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472136454
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book The Impossible Zoo written by Leo Ruickbie and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Leo Ruickbie's impeccably-written The Impossible Zoo is a menagerie like no other, as its exotic inhabitants are fabulous in every sense of the word. So for anyone who has ever wished that dragons and unicorns were real, for anyone who believes that they are, and for anyone who peruses bestiaries with unbridled joy, this magical, mystical, and truly memorable book is definitely for you - and for me!' Dr Karl Shuker, author of A Manifestation of Monsters HERE BE DRAGONS! Here you will find the things that once made the woods wild and the nights to be feared; that made ancient map-makers write, 'Here be Dragons'. The Impossible Zoo is a biology of the supernatural - a study of the life of things that never lived. This world of mermaids and unicorns, now confined to fantasy, but once believed to exist, is a world of the imagination that still affects us today. Wonderfully illustrated throughout, it also provides sources as a guide to further study and exploration. 'For anyone who has ever wished that dragons and unicorns were real, this magical, mystical and truly memorable book is definitely for you - and for me!' Dr Karl Shuker, author of A Manifestation of Monsters 'Ruickbie's level of scholarship is impressive and he presents his conclusions with great literary skill in readable and attractive prose. The results are truly fascinating. Very highly recommended.' Revd Lionel Fanthorpe, FRSA, author and President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena
Author : Nigel Rothfels
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801898099
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Savages and Beasts written by Nigel Rothfels and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-07-14 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo animals, in at least the better zoos, wander in open spaces that resemble natural habitats and are enclosed, not by bars, but by moats, cliffs, and other landscape features. In Savages and Beasts, Nigel Rothfels traces the origins of the modern zoo to the efforts of the German animal entrepreneur Carl Hagenbeck. By the late nineteenth century, Hagenbeck had emerged as the world's undisputed leader in the capture and transport of exotic animals. His business included procuring and exhibiting indigenous peoples in highly profitable spectacles throughout Europe and training exotic animals—humanely, Hagenbeck advertised—for circuses around the world. When in 1907 the Hagenbeck Animal Park opened in a village near Hamburg, Germany, Hagenbeck brought together all his business interests in a revolutionary zoological park. He moved wild animals out of their cages and into "natural landscapes" alongside "primitive" peoples from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the islands of the Pacific. Hagenbeck had invented a new way of imagining captivity: the animals and people on exhibit appeared to be living in the wilds of their native lands. By looking at Hagenbeck's multiple enterprises, Savages and Beasts demonstrates how seemingly enlightened ideas about the role of zoos and the nature of animal captivity developed within the essentially tawdry business of placing exotic creatures on public display. Rothfels provides both fascinating reading and much-needed historical perspective on the nature of our relationship with the animal kingdom.
Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509815368
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Beasts in My Belfry written by Gerald Durrell and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Beasts in my Belfry', Gerald Durrell takes his first step towards fulfilling his ambition in this charming account of his job as a student keeper in Whipsnade Park in 1945. Originally published: London: Collins, 1973.
Author : Langdon Elwyn Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Understanding America written by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl Hagenbeck
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Beasts and Men written by Carl Hagenbeck and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl Hagenbeck
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
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Download or read book Beasts & Men written by Carl Hagenbeck and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Willie Labuschagne
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1776443373
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (764 download)
Download or read book Of Man and Beast written by Willie Labuschagne and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2024-09-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step behind the scenes of one of the world's top ten zoological gardens with Willie Labuschagne in his captivating second memoir, Of Man and Beast. As director during a time of intense political change and unprecedented challenges in South Africa, Willie recounts his wild journey with humour, suspense, and unflinching honesty. From managing the needs of over 9 000 animals during the first-ever massive staff strike, to navigating the intricate politics of acquiring unique species as diplomatic gifts for Nelson Mandela, Willie's stories are as enlightening as they are entertaining. He shares thrilling close encounters with wild animals, and the light-hearted moments that make every day in the zoo an adventure. Willie's experiences extend beyond the zoo's boundaries – from an intimidating passage through Checkpoint Charlie in 1987 to life-threatening situations in the depths of the Congolese jungle. His compelling narrative underscores the pivotal and indispensable role zoos play in conservation and discusses their evolution in 'biological gardens', inviting readers to understand the crucial importance of controlled breeding in conservation and the preservation of endangered species. Of Man and Beast is not just an account of a man's life among animals, but a profound look at the responsibilities we share in safeguarding our planet's diverse inhabitants. Willie asks readers to reflect on the future of wildlife conservation, poised between the extremes of poaching and habitat destruction. This book is a must-read for anyone passionate about wildlife, conservation, and the extraordinary stories of a man who has dedicated his life to understanding and protecting the natural world. Join Willie as he leads us through his incredible journey, exploring the complex relationship between man and beast, and the enduring impact of his work on our global ecosystem. Of Man and Beast is an urgent, beautiful homage to the wild connections that bind us all.
Author : Laurence Talairach
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030725278
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Animals, Museum Culture and Children’s Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain written by Laurence Talairach and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals, Museum Culture and Children’s Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties explores the relationship between the zoological and palaeontological specimens brought back from around the world in the long nineteenth century—be they alive, stuffed or fossilised—and the development of children’s literature at this time. Children’s literature emerged as dizzying numbers of new species flooded into Britain with scientific expeditions, from giraffes and hippopotami to kangaroos, wombats, platypuses or sloths. As the book argues, late Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian children’s writers took part in the urge for mass education and presented the world and its curious creatures to children, often borrowing from their museum culture and its objects to map out that world. This original exploration illuminates how children’s literature dealt with the new ordering of the world, offering a unique viewpoint on the construction of science in the long nineteenth century.
Author : Samuel J. M. M. Alberti
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813932084
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)
Download or read book The Afterlives of Animals written by Samuel J. M. M. Alberti and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the quiet halls of the natural history museum, there are some creatures still alive with stories, whose personalities refuse to be relegated to the dusty corners of an exhibit. The fame of these beasts during their lifetimes has given them an iconic status in death. More than just museum specimens, these animals have attained a second life as historical and cultural records. This collection of essays—from a broad array of contributors, including anthropologists, curators, fine artists, geographers, historians, and journalists—comprises short "biographies" of a number of famous taxidermized animals. Each essay traces the life, death, and museum "afterlife" of a specific creature, illuminating the overlooked role of the dead beast in the modern human-animal encounter through practices as disparate as hunting and zookeeping. The contributors offer fresh examinations of the many levels at which humans engage with other animals, especially those that function as both natural and cultural phenomena, including Queen Charlotte’s pet zebra, Maharajah the elephant, and Balto the sled dog, among others. Readers curious about the enduring fascination with animals who have attained these strange afterlives will be drawn to the individual narratives within each essay, while learning more about the scientific, cultural, and museological contexts of each subject. Ranging from autobiographical to analytical, the contributors’ varying styles make this delightful book a true menagerie. Contributors: Samuel J. M. M. Alberti, Royal College of Surgeons * Sophie Everest, University of Manchester * Kate Foster * Michelle Henning, University of the West of England, Bristol * Hayden Lorimer, University of Glasgow * Garry Marvin, Roehampton University, London * Henry Nicholls * Hannah Paddon * Merle Patchett * Christopher Plumb, University of Manchester * Rachel Poliquin * Jeanne Robinson, Glasgow Museums * Mike Rutherford, University of the West Indies * Richard C. Sabin, Natural History Museum * Richard Sutcliffe, Glasgow Museums * Geoffrey N. Swinney, University of Edinburgh
Author : Harriet Georgiana Maria Murray Aynsley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Our Tour in Southern India written by Harriet Georgiana Maria Murray Aynsley and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Grace Greenwood
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
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Download or read book Stories and Legends of Travel and History written by Grace Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Hedges Butler
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Fifty Years of Travel by Land, Water, and Air written by Frank Hedges Butler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
