Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Dedication
- Introduction: the zoo in history
- 1 The site of animal spectacle
- 2 Collecting and displaying
- 3 The question of access
- 4 Between science and commerce
- 5 Illusionary empire
- Conclusion: the Darwinian moment
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Dedication
- Introduction: the zoo in history
- 1 The site of animal spectacle
- 2 Collecting and displaying
- 3 The question of access
- 4 Between science and commerce
- 5 Illusionary empire
- Conclusion: the Darwinian moment
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- London Zoo and the Victorians, 1828-1859 , pp. i - ivPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2014