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Apple
Marcia Reiss
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Description for Apple
Hardback. This book explores the apple's history and the latest debates about the use of agrichemicals, the rise of organic and heirloom orchards, and the hopes and fears of genetic crop modification. Series: Botanical. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 colour, 70 black & white. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Apples have sustained, delighted and intoxicated people throughout history. This ubiquitous fruit has always been more than something to eat or drink; it is planted deep within the myths, religion and art of almost every culture. Icon of beauty, desire and sin, of wholesome country harvests, healthy eating and hidden poison, the apple is a symbol, recognized as readily as a brand of computers and a record label as it is on supermarket shelves. One of the most widely distributed fruits on the planet, spread by man, beast and bug over millions of years, today's apples originated in the mountains ... Read more
Apples have sustained, delighted and intoxicated people throughout history. This ubiquitous fruit has always been more than something to eat or drink; it is planted deep within the myths, religion and art of almost every culture. Icon of beauty, desire and sin, of wholesome country harvests, healthy eating and hidden poison, the apple is a symbol, recognized as readily as a brand of computers and a record label as it is on supermarket shelves. One of the most widely distributed fruits on the planet, spread by man, beast and bug over millions of years, today's apples originated in the mountains ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Botanical
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780233406
SKU
V9781780233406
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Ref
99-2
About Marcia Reiss
Marcia Reiss has worked as a journalist, university professor, public official and advocate, and is the author of numerous books, including Lily (Reaktion, 2013). She is an avid gardener based in upstate New York.
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