Animals on display : the creaturely in museums, zoos, and natural history /

A collection of essays on the historical representation and display of animals. Using examples from the eighteenth century to the present, the essays situate case studies in historical and sociocultural context while addressing the importance of visibility for the arrangement and sustenance of human...

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Other Authors: Thorsen, Liv Emma (Editor), Rader, Karen A. (Karen Ann), 1967- (Editor), Dodd, Adam, 1976- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
Series:Animalibus ; vol. 3.
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Summary:A collection of essays on the historical representation and display of animals. Using examples from the eighteenth century to the present, the essays situate case studies in historical and sociocultural context while addressing the importance of visibility for the arrangement and sustenance of human-animal relations.
Physical Description:222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271060705 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271060700 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271060719
9780271060712