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Insectopedia
de Raffles, Hugh
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- ISBN 10
- 0375423869
- ISBN 13
- 9780375423864
- Librería
-
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Pantheon, 3/23/2010 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 1.5000 in x 9.3000 in x 6.4000 in. Ex-library hardcover with dust jacket. Library stickers, labels and stamps on cover and inside. Dust jacket is in good condition. Cover is in good condition. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, free of markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.
Sinopsis
A stunningly original exploration of the beautiful, ancient, successful, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with which we share this world. For as long as humans have been here, insects have been here. Yet we hardly know them, not even the ones we’re closest to: the insects that eat our food, share our beds, live in our homes. Organizing his book alphabetically, with one entry for each letter, weaving together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, Hugh Raffles uses the prism of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics and popular culture to show how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our fears, and beguiled our imaginations. Raffles provides a glimpse into the ritualized world of Chinese cricket fighting, the deceptive courtship rituals of the dance fly, the vital and vicious role locusts play in the famines that afflict the African continent, the queer sexual practices among insects, the obsession of Japan’s entire culture with insects, how insects deformed by Chernobyl inspired art, and how our unease with insects has prompted aberrant behavior of our own. Deftly combining the anecdotal and the scientific, Raffles has given us an essential book of reference that is, as well, a fascination of the highest order. - [Goodreads][1] [1]: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6989298
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Detalles
- Librería
- A Book Corner
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- mon0000036237
- Título
- Insectopedia
- Autor
- Raffles, Hugh
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0375423869
- ISBN 13
- 9780375423864
- Editorial
- Pantheon
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 3/23/2010 12:00:01 A
- Tamaño
- 1.5000 in x 9.3000 in x 6.4000 i
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Book;
- X weight
- 1.8000 lb
Términos de venta
A Book Corner
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
A Book Corner
Miembro de Biblio desde 2023
Beaverton, Oregon
Sobre A Book Corner
We are a small non-profit selling donated books, CDs, and DVDs to benefit literacy and community programs at our Beaverton City Library.
Glosario
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
