A Cultural History of Insects
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- Book & Merchandise
- Release Date
21 March 2024
Summary
Insects are the form of life most alien to us. Across millennia, insects have been providers and sources of food as well as feared vectors of infection. Particular insect types have come to be associated with beauty, diligence, and social and divine order, whilst others have become symbols of invasion, disease, and social decay. Today, insects are used to create luxury goods, to pollinate crops, to color political rhetoric, and to contribute to modern-day logistics, genetics, and forensics. <…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350003217 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350003212 |
| Author: | Professor Gene Kritsky, Sarah Phillips |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Book & Merchandise |
| Release Date: | 21 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 3.92kg |
| Series: | The Cultural Histories Series |
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Critics Review
This stunning six volume series is highly readable, with beautiful illustrations for academics and nonacademics alike. It is highly recommended to not only historians who study insects and entomology but also to environmental historians and the general reader. * Isis: Journal of the History of Science Society *
Professor Gene Kritsky
Gene Kritsky is Dean of the School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology at Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, USA. He is former Editor-in-Chief of American Entomologist. His ten books include The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt (2015) and The Quest for the Perfect Hive: A History of Innovation in Bee Culture (2010).
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