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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ben A. Minteer , Jane Maienschein , James P. Collins , George RabbPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm ISBN: 9780226538464ISBN 10: 022653846 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 05 April 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThe role of zoos and aquariums is constantly evolving, particularly as there is pressure to increase their contribution to conservation. This collection ably shows that zoos and aquariums are not a flotilla of little arks that have to be self-sufficient. Rather, we should be better grounded into the social fabric of our communities, better networked, and better connected to the animals outside our walls. --Jenny Gray, CEO of Zoos Victoria, Australia, and president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums The Ark and Beyond is essential reading for anyone interested in our tangled and evolving relationship with zoos and aquariums. At the zoo we find ourselves at the shifting borderland between the wild and the walled. This book's editors and contributors explore that territory, bringing together decades of practical and theoretical expertise in conservation biology, history, and education. Their insights will deeply inform and benefit readers wrestling with the complex questions we find ourselves asking when we lock eyes with our kindred creatures. --Curt Meine, Aldo Leopold Foundation & Center for Humans and Nature Author InformationBen A. Minteer holds the Arizona Zoological Society Endowed Chair in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. He is coeditor most recently of After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Jane Maienschein is university professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and fellow and director of the History and Philosophy of Science Project at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She is coeditor most recently of Visions of Cell Biology: Reflections Inspired by Cowdry's ""General Cytology, "" also in the Convening Science series and published by the University of Chicago Press. James P. Collins is the Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. He is coauthor of Extinction in Our Times: Global Amphibian Decline. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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