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"This is a very important policy area that has not been addressed in the English-speaking world. The material in the opening chapter on the plight of zoo animals in Haiti, Baghdad, and Kabul puts the experiences of WWII zoos in Asia and Europe in a new light and makes one wonder whether humans ever learn from past mistakes. The author has done a wonderful job of researching and documenting this subject. I have absolutely no doubt that this is a definitive study in this area. It is simply one of the best researched and documented books I have ever seen and is truly an original piece of policy research." - Ronald Hrebenar, Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of Asian Studies, University of Utah
"This is an excellent account of a little known and sad aspect of zoo history. With a review of zoo history in Japan and the fate of zoo animals throughout the world during WW II, it puts the fate of Japanese zoos in context with unsettling detail. As a result of difficult and important research, the author has uncovered and presented the effects of war on yet another cultural institution, along with the lack of respect shown for these zoo collections and what the collections represented. It is a significant contribution to the field of zoo and aquarium history." - Vernon Kisling, Chair, Marston Science Library, University of Florida, and editor, Zoo and Aquarium History
"This is a well-researched volume which fills a niche in any and every zoo history archive." - Zoo Grapevine
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Book Title: Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy
Book Subtitle: The Silent Victims of World War II
Authors: Mayumi Itoh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230117440
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Mayumi Itoh 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10894-3Published: 19 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29183-0Published: 19 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11744-0Published: 14 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 245
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Culture, Public Policy, International Relations, Political Science, Area Studies, Cultural Policy and Politics