Coal: Nature and Culture - Couverture souple

Crane, Ralph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1789143667 ISBN 13 : 9781789143669

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2021

Synopsis

While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent years, as descendants of the industrial revolution we have all benefitted from the mining of the black seam. Coal has influenced significantly the course of human history and our social and natural environments. This book takes readers on a journey through the extraordinary artistic responses to coal, from its role in the works of writers such as Zola, Lawrence, and Orwell, to the way it inspired the work of painters including Turner, Monet and Van Gogh and the place of coal in film, song and folklore as well as the surprising allure of coal tourism. This strikingly illustrated book provides an engaging and informative insight into the myriad ways coal has affected our lives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ralph Crane is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Tasmania. He has written or edited 25 books, including Cave: Nature and Culture (co-authored, Reaktion, 2015).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789143667
• ISBN 13: 9781789143669
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible