Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West by Éric Baratay, Élisabeth Hardouin-Fugier

Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West

Éric Baratay, Élisabeth Hardouin-Fugier

400 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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Wild animals have fascinated human observers since time immemorial. The story of our interest in collecting, classifying and dominating Nature looms large; thus it is surprising that the history of menageries, zoological gardens and zoos as we kno...

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