The Last Dinosaur Book: the Life and Times of a Cultural Icon
by Mitchell, W. J. T
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0226532046
- ISBN 13
- 9780226532042
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About This Item
Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 321 pages profusely illustrated in color and b&w. For animals that have been dead millions of years, dinosaurs are extraordinarily pervasive in our everyday lives. Appearing in ads, books, movies, museums, television, toy stores, and novels, they continually fascinate both adults and children. How did they move from natural extinction to pop culture resurrection? What is the source of their powerful appeal? Until now, no one has addressed this question in a comprehensive way. In this lively and engrossing exploration of the animal's place in our lives, W.J.T. Mitchell shows why we are so attached to the myth and the reality of the "terrible lizards." Mitchell aims to trace the cultural family tree of the dinosaur, and what he discovers is a creature of striking flexibility, linked to dragons and mammoths, skyscrapers and steam engines, cowboys and Indians. Clean copy. Record # 382146
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 382146
- Title
- The Last Dinosaur Book: the Life and Times of a Cultural Icon
- Author
- Mitchell, W. J. T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0226532046
- ISBN 13
- 9780226532042
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- History, Culture, , .
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