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Cave: Nature and Culture
Ralph Crane
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Paperback. This book is a highly illustrated history of caves, showing their role in human imagination, as well as being a unique feature of the natural world. It explores role of caves in mythology, literature and art, and relates the history of cave science and the role caves play in ecosystems. Series: Earth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illustrations, 70 in colour. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 487.
To enter caves is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable water-filled passages, the karst topography of Guilin in China and the lava tubes of Hawaii, from tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism enterprises, caves are places of mystery. Dark spaces that remain largely unexplored, caves are astonishing wonders of nature and habitats for exotic flora and fauna. This book investigates the natural and cultural history of caves and considers the roles they have played in the human imagination and experience of the natural world. It explores the long history of the ... Read more
To enter caves is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable water-filled passages, the karst topography of Guilin in China and the lava tubes of Hawaii, from tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism enterprises, caves are places of mystery. Dark spaces that remain largely unexplored, caves are astonishing wonders of nature and habitats for exotic flora and fauna. This book investigates the natural and cultural history of caves and considers the roles they have played in the human imagination and experience of the natural world. It explores the long history of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Earth
Condition
New
Weight
479g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780234311
SKU
V9781780234311
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Ralph Crane
Ralph Crane is Professor of English at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has written and edited numerous books on colonial and postcolonial fictions. Lisa Fletcher is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She has published widely on literature and the environment.
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