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Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto
Lisa Uddin
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Description for Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 92. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
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Why do we feel bad at the zoo? In a fascinating counterhistory of American zoos in the 1960s and 1970s, Lisa Uddin revisits the familiar narrative of zoo reform, from naked cages to more naturalistic enclosures. She argues that reform belongs to the story of cities and feelings toward many of their human inhabitants.
In Zoo Renewal, Uddin demonstrates how efforts to make the zoo more natural and a haven for particular species reflected white fears about the American city—and, pointedly, how the shame many visitors felt in observing confined animals drew on broader anxieties about race and ... Read more
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816679126
SKU
V9780816679126
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About Lisa Uddin
Lisa Uddin is assistant professor of art history and visual culture studies at Whitman College.
Reviews for Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto
"Lisa Uddin’s highly original and compelling argument considers modern zoos as phenomena of urban, suburban, and exurban hopes and fears. The book makes clear that ever-more-ambitious plans to build a finally great zoo are deeply tied to our desires not for a better life for captive animals but for a better life for ourselves."—Nigel Rothfels, author of Savages and Beasts: ... Read more