Through the lion gate : a history of the Berlin Zoo

Material type: 図書

Author: Gary Bruce

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication date: c2017

Material Format: Paper

Capacity, size, etc.: 25 cm

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Note (General)：: "As an institution with broad public reach, the Berlin Zoo for more than 150 years helped to shape German views not only of the animal world, but of t...

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Material Type: 図書
ISBN: 9780190234980
Title: Through the lion gate : a history of the Berlin Zoo
Author/Editor: Gary Bruce
Author Heading: Bruce, Gary
Publication, Distribution, etc.: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: c2017
Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2017
Size: 25 cm
Place of Publication (Country Code): us
Text Language Code: en
Subject Heading: Zoologischer Garten (Berlin, Germany) -- History
Zoos -- Germany -- Berlin -- History
Zoos -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History
Berlin (Germany) -- Social life and customs
Berlin (Germany) -- History
LCC: QL76.5.G32
Target Audience: 一般
Note (General): "As an institution with broad public reach, the Berlin Zoo for more than 150 years helped to shape German views not only of the animal world, but of the human world far beyond Germany's borders. Entwined with the fate of the German capital, the zoo suffered near complete obliteration during WW II, but Berliners resurrected their zoo immediately afterwards, paving the way for it to obtain its current status as the most species-rich zoo in the world"-- Provided by publisher
"In 1943, fierce aerial bombardment razed the Berlin Zoo and killed most of its animals. But only two months after the war's end, Berliners had already resurrected it, reopening its gates and creating a symbol of endurance in the heart of a shattered city. As this episode shows, the Berlin Zoo offers one of the most unusual--yet utterly compelling--lenses through which to view German history. This enormously popular attraction closely mirrored each of the political systems under which it existed: the authoritarian monarchy of the kaiser, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and the post-1945 democratic and communist states. Gary Bruce provides the first English-language history of the Berlin zoo, from its founding in 1844 until the 1990 unification of the West Berlin and East Berlin zoos. At the center of the capital's social life, the Berlin Zoo helped to shape German views not only of the animal world but also of the human world for more than 150 years. Given its enormous reach, the German government used the
Bibliography: p. 279-292
Includes index
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LC Control Number: 2016052215
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