Suizokukan No Bunka-Shi: Maboroshi Aoi Sekai No Kako To Mirai [The Exhibition of Oceans: The Cultural History of Public Aquariums in Europe, the United States, and Japan]

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Language: Japanese with 2-page table of contents in English

Why did people build aquaria? What do those blue spaces represent? Aquaria invite many questions and instantly transport us to a fantastical world. This book unravels the history of the relationship between people and aquatic life through this unique space, from ancient times to the present, from all over the world, with approximately 200 illustrations, including colour photographs. This definitive edition, which adds new photographs and text to the award-winning work of the 40th Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities, discusses the ideal future for aquaria in the midst of environmental issues.

Summary in Japanese:
ひとはなぜ水族館を作ったのか。その蒼い空間があらわすものは何か――。
数々の問いとともに、私たちを一瞬にして幻想的な世界へといざなう水族館。この特異な空間を介したひとと水生生物とのかかわりについて、カラー写真を含む約２００点の図版をもとに古今東西の歴史を解き明かす。
第40回サントリー学芸賞（社会・風俗部門）受賞作に新たな写真と文をくわえ、環境問題にゆれる水族館のあるべき未来像について語る決定版。

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