Coverpage; TItle; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Photographs and Tables; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Text; List of Abbreviations; Map; Photographs; 1 Introduction: "Disposal of Dangerous Animals" asJapan's National Policy; 2 Historical Background: Creation of Modern Zoos and Militarism in Japan; 3 Zoos in Eastern Japan and World War II; 4 Zoos in Western Japan and World War II; 5 Zoos in Central Japan and World War II; 6 Zoos in Southwestern Japan and Japan's Exterior Territories and World War II; 7 Zoos in Europe and World War II; 8 Zoos in the United States and World War II
9 Zoos in Japan in the Early Postwar Years10 Conclusion: Assessment of Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index
