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Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy The Silent Victims of World War II

This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the Un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Itoh, Mayumi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2010, 2010
Subjects:
Public Policy
Area Studies
Ethnology / Asia
International Relations
Cultural And Media Studies
Political Science
Cultural Policy
Asian Culture
Culture / Study And Teaching
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East
Physical Description:266 p online resource
ISBN:9780230117440

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