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David Grazian, “American Zoo: A Sociological Safari” (Princeton UP, 2015)

Princeton UP Ideas Podcast
Princeton UP Ideas Podcast
Episode • Apr 20, 2016 • 40m
Urban zoos are both popular and imperiled. They are sites of contestation, but what are those contests about? In his new book, American Zoo: A Sociological Safari(Princeton, 2015), ethnographer David Grazian tracks the competing missions of zoos as site of education, entertainment, philanthropy, and work. Grazian coins the term nature...

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