Carl Hagenbeck's Empire of Entertainments (A Mclellan Book)
"Carl Hagenbeck's Empire of Entertainments assesses the vast scope of Hagenbeck's activities as the ethnographic showman who founded a new mode of collecting and exhibiting exotic specimens--including humans--that would become the foundation of our modern 'themed' exhibition spaces, amusement parks, zoological gardens, and other panoramic displays more generally." Gerd Gemunden, Dartmouth College"A splendid study of one of the greatest showmen in the history of zoos and circuses. Impeccably researched, this book analyzes Hagenbeck's innovations in creating live animal environments and performances and places them within a larger history of themed displays and virtual reality. Beautifully written, this book is an important addition to a growing literature on the history of exhibition." -Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, author of Destination Culture: Tourism, Museums, and Display --