Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Empire - Paperbackby Pascal Blanchard (Editor), Nicolas Bancel (Editor), Gilles Botsch (Editor) 'Human zoos', forgotten symbols of the colonial era, have been totally repressed in our collective memory. In these 'anthropo zoological' exhibitions, 'exotic' individuals were placed alongside wild beasts and presented behind bars or in enclosures. Human zoos were a key factor, however, in the progressive shift in the West from scientific to popular racism. Beginning with