Herding Monkeys to Paradise : How Macaque Troops are Managed for Tourism in Japan /

Herding Monkeys to Paradise : How Macaque Troops are Managed for Tourism in Japan /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Knight, John, 1960-
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 628 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Human-animal studies ; v. 10 Human-animal studies ; v. 10.
Subject:	Japanese macaque -- Behavior. Japanese macaque -- Effect of human beings on. Wildlife viewing sites -- Japan. Ecotourism -- Japan. Wildlife management -- Japan. Mammal populations -- Japan. Ecotourism. Japanese macaque -- Behavior. Mammal populations. Wildlife management. Wildlife viewing sites. Japan. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11099499

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ISBN:	9789004203242 9004203249 1283160854 9781283160858 9789004187931 9004187936
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-609) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book is a detailed study of monkey parks in Japan. It describes how the parks manage free-ranging macaque troops for touristic display and examines the various problems that arise, as well as proposals for park reform.
Other form:	Print version: Knight, John, 1960- Herding monkeys to paradise. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 9789004187931
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004187931.i-629

Table of Contents:

Monkeys in paradise
Searching for monkeys
Provisioning the monkeys
Working with monkeys
Herding the monkeys
Keeping out monkeys
Transforming the monkeys
Restoring the monkeys.