Japanese wartime zoo policy
Subtitle: the silent victims of World War II
By: Mayumi Itoh
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780230108943
Subjects: Politics and government; War victims; World War, 1939-1945; History; Zoo animals; Animal welfare; Effect of human beings on
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-236) and index.