London Zoo and the Victorians, 1828-1859
At the beginning of the Victorian era, London Zoo thrived as the premier resort of the metropolis. It attracted myriads of people from different walks of life, from urban promenaders to gentleman menagerists, from Indian shipbuilders to Persian princes, and included such leading figures of the day a...
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Suffolk
Boydell & Brewer
2014
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction : the zoo in history
- The site of animal spectacle
- Collecting and displaying
- The question of access
- Between science and commerce
- Illusionary empire
- Conclusion : the Darwinian moment