ISBN |
9780271060705 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Title |
Animals on display : the creaturely in museums, zoos, and natural history / edited by Liv Emma Thorsen, Karen A. Rader, and Adam Dodd. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013] |
Description |
222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Animalibus: of animals and cultures |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"--Provided by publisher. |
Subjects |
Zoological specimens -- Exhibitions -- Social aspects -- History |
Natural history museums -- Exhibitions -- History |
Human-animal relationships -- History |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Thorsen, Liv Emma (editor of compilation.) |
Rader, Karen A. (Karen Ann), 1967- (editor of compilation.) |
Dodd, Adam, 1976- (editor of compilation.) |
Series |
Animalibus vol. 3. |
Call number |
590.752 ANI |