Tortoise - Couverture souple

Young, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861891911 ISBN 13 : 9781861891914

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2003

Synopsis

Tortoise is the first cultural history of these long-lived and intriguing creatures, which have existed for more than 200 million years. The book covers tortoises worldwide, in evolution, myth and reality, ranging across paleontology, natural history, myth, folklore, art forms, literature, veterinary medicine and trade regulations.

The tortoise has been seen as an Atlas-like creature supporting the world, as the origin of music and as a philosophical paradox. Peter Young examines the tortoise in all these guises, as well as a military tactical formation, its exploitation by mariners and others for food, as ornament (in tortoiseshell), as a motif in art, and in space research. He looks at the movement away from exploitation to conservation and even the uses of the tortoise in advertising. As well as examples of species, illustrations from around the world include monuments, sculptures, coins, stamps, objets d'art, drawings, cartoons, advertisements and X-rays.

The book will appeal not only to tortoise lovers but also to readers of cultural histories around the world.

"Peter Young's Tortoise, on the other claw, can be warmly recommended."--Jonathan Bate, The Times

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Young is an independent scholar who lives in Crawley, West Sussex, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861891911
• ISBN 13: 9781861891914
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible