Tortoise (Reaktion Books - Animal)

tortoise (reaktion books - animal)

Editorial Reviews
Review
The Independent :

"Full of gorgeous graphics . . . gives a strong sense of the depth and complexity of the emotions we invest in animals."--The Independent

The Times (London) :

"Peter Young's Tortoise can be warmly recommended. . . . includes some excellent cartoons."--The Times

Nicholas Gould International Zoo News :

"engaging...Peter Young seems to have read everything, and has uncovered tortoise lore in the most unlikely places...Tortoise is not merely a fascinating and informative read--it's a visual delight as well, with illustrations showing the use the artists of three millennia have made of tortoises to produce images as curious, comical or beatiful as the animals themselves."--Nicholas Gould, International Zoo News

Book Description
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

Tortoise (Reaktion Books - Animal),Peter Young,Reaktion Books,1861891911,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Reptiles,Reptiles & Amphibians,Cultural studies,Nature / General,Wild animals

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