Elephants are not picked from trees animal biographies in Gothenburg Natural History Museum

"The book examines how the museum acquired animals for its exhibits from 1906 to 1948, and how living animals bodies became museum exhibits. Using photographs and documents from the Gothenburg Natural History Museum, the book shows that these museums are in possession of valuable material for w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Göteborgs naturhistoriska museum (-)
Otros Autores: Thorsen, Liv Emma, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aarhus : Aarhus University Press [2014]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"The book examines how the museum acquired animals for its exhibits from 1906 to 1948, and how living animals bodies became museum exhibits. Using photographs and documents from the Gothenburg Natural History Museum, the book shows that these museums are in possession of valuable material for writing the cultural history of animals, and that the museums of natural history display a nature that is historically, socially and culturally construed."--P. [4] of cover.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (256 páginas) : ilustraciones
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 245-250) e índice.
ISBN:9788771840827