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5. Animal Empire: Thrill and Legitimation at William Selig’s Zoo and Jungle Pictures

Author : Sabine Haenni

Published in: The Zoo and Screen Media

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US

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The advent of cinema is…haunted by the animal figure. -Akira Lippit

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Title: Animal Empire: Thrill and Legitimation at William Selig’s Zoo and Jungle Pictures
Author: Sabine Haenni
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Book: The Zoo and Screen Media
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-54342-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-53561-0

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53561-0_5