Zoo
Zoo

Author: Eric Baratay

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9781861892089

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Wild animals have fascinated human observers since time immemorial. The story of our interest in collecting, classifying and dominating Nature so that its inner workings could be understood also looms large in the history of science, and thus it is surprising that the history of menageries, zoological gardens and the zoo as we know it today has been so poorly documented. This gap is addressed by Zoo, a comprehensive history of the zoo in the Western world.

Empire of Letters
Empire of Letters

Author: Eve Tavor Bannet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 9

ISBN-13: 0521856183

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This lively, interdisciplinary book will change the way we read and interpret eighteenth-century letters.

Time for Architecture
Time for Architecture

Author: Robert Adam

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-04

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 9781527545977

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Using time as a unifying theme, this book critically analyses many of the key concepts in modern architecture and urban design, such as modernity, innovation, timelessness and sustainability. Drawing on the statements of contemporary architects and with reference to a wide range of sources from history, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, as well as studies in diverse subjects such as science fiction, colonialism and archaeology, the text provides a new perspective on much of the thinking behind contemporary design. In addition, it develops original and practical theories on the meanings of modernity, the variable ageing of the environment, the central role of longevity in sustainability, the significance of authenticity in conservation, and the relationship between collective memory and tradition.