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Insectopedia
by Raffles, Hugh
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375423869
- ISBN 13
- 9780375423864
- Seller
-
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
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.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Seller
- A Book Corner
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- mon0000036237
- Title
- Insectopedia
- Author
- Raffles, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0375423869
- ISBN 13
- 9780375423864
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 3/23/2010 12:00:01 A
- Size
- 1.5000 in x 9.3000 in x 6.4000 i
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
- X weight
- 1.8000 lb
Terms of Sale
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.
About the Seller
A Book Corner
Biblio member since 2023
Beaverton, Oregon
About 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.
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- Tight
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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