Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants Tapa dura - 2011
de Richard Mabey
Britain's greatest living nature writer "(Times)" reveals the true story--andtrue glories!--of the plants we love to hate.
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The true story--and true glories--of the plants we love to hate
From dandelions to crabgrass, stinging nettles to poison ivy, weeds are familiar, pervasive, widely despised, and seemingly invincible. How did they come to be the villains of the natural world? And why can the same plant be considered beautiful in some places but be deemed a menace in others?
In Weeds, renowned nature writer Richard Mabey embarks on an engaging journey with the verve and historical breadth of Michael Pollan. Weaving together the insights of botanists, gardeners, artists, and writers with his own travels and lifelong fascination, Mabey shows how these "botanical thugs" can destroy ecosystems but also can restore war zones and derelict cities; he reveals how weeds have been portrayed, from the "thorns and thistles" of Genesis to Shakespeare, Walden, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers; and he explains how kudzu overtook the American South, how poppies sprang up in First World War battlefields, and how "American weed" replaced the forests of Vietnam ravaged by Agent Orange.
Hailed as "a profound and sympathetic meditation on weeds in relation to human beings" (Sunday Times), Weeds shows how useful these unloved plants can be, from serving as the first crops and medicines, to bur-dock inspiring the invention of Velcro, to cow parsley becoming the latest fashionable wedding adornment. Mabey argues that we have caused plants to become weeds through our reckless treatment of the earth, and he delivers a provocative defense of the plants we love to hate.
Detalles
- Título Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants
- Autor Richard Mabey
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 336
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Ecco Press, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2011-06
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780062065452 / 0062065459
- Peso 0.99 libras (0.45 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.63 x 5.8 x 1.14 pulgadas (21.92 x 14.73 x 2.90 cm)
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Temas
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Weeds - History, Horticulture - Sociological aspects
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2011010483
- Dewey Decimal Code 632.5
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Citas
- Booklist, 06/01/2011, Page 15
- Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2011, Page 0
- Library Journal, 06/01/2011, Page 112
- New York Times Book Review, 07/31/2011, Page 7
- Publishers Weekly, 04/18/2011, Page 0
- Shelf Awareness, 06/28/2011, Page 0
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